Vaccination rate in Georgia remains low with 8,106 people vaccinated in past 24 hours
The Georgian government plans to implement several initiatives to boost the vaccination rate in the country such as sending mobile units to the regions and organising ‘weekly marathons’ to raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination. Photo: NIno Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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A total of 8,106 people have been vaccinated in the past 24 hours in Georgia while the target of the Georgian government is to vaccinate 30,000 people daily to reach its vaccination goal of 60 per cent of the country population by the end of this year.
The vaccination rate began to decline several weeks ago and less than 10,000 vaccinations have been administered daily since the start of October.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze stated that vaccinating 60 per cent of the population is no longer enough, noting that 80 per cent needs to be vaccinated to stop the epidemic due to the widespread and contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre of Tbilisi Tengiz Tsertsvadze called the low rate of coronavirus vaccination in Georgia an ‘apocalypse and sabotage against the state by Georgian citizens’ in late September.
The Georgian government plans to implement several initiatives to boost the vaccination rate in the country such as sending mobile units to the regions and organising ‘weekly marathons’ to raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination.
A total of 1,826,786 vaccines have been administered in Georgia as of October 5 out of which 991,141 people received at least one dose of the vaccine and the remaining 835,645 individuals are fully vaccinated.
Georgia has received a million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, the Ministry of Health reports.Vaccination with Sinopharm is available for citizens over 18 years. Two doses are required for the vaccination which are given at 21-28 day intervals.
Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre of Tbilisi Tengiz Tsertsvadze has called the low rate of coronavirus vaccination in Georgia ‘apocalypse and a sabotage against the state by Georgian citizens.’
Mobile units will be sent to various regions of Georgia providing services for citizens who wish to be vaccinated against Covid-19. "In order to increase the intensity of vaccination and ensure maximum access to vaccination, mobile units will be sent to various settlements in various regions to provide services on spot,” representative of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Ghibradze announced earlier today.
Georgia has reported 2,800 new cases of coronavirus, 1,485 recoveries and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 8.31% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of October 4 in comparison to 5.51% of last two weeks. In total, 33,679 tests have been conducted around the country of which 23,554 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,125 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 2,410 new cases of coronavirus, 1,516 recoveries and 24 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 2,228 new cases of coronavirus, 1,711 recoveries and 28 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 7.0% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of October 6 in comparison to 5.63% of the last two weeks.
Georgian citizens over the age of 50, individuals with chronic diseases and high-risk groups will be given a third dose (booster shot) of the Covid-19 vaccine, Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced earlier today.
Georgia has reported 2,661 new cases of coronavirus, 1,274 recoveries and 30 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 7.22% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of October 7 in comparison to 5.70% of the last two weeks. In total, 36,840 tests have been conducted around the country of which 22,119 were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,721 were PCR tests.
A total of 31% of the adult population has been completely vaccinated in Georgia as of October 13, while yesterday only 6,837 individuals received the Covid-19 vaccine amid a surge of cases. Georgia has reported 4,837 new cases of coronavirus and 26 deaths in the last 24 hours. The vaccination rate began to decline in Georgia in September, and less than 10,000 vaccine doses have been administered daily since the beginning of October.