Health minister: no basis for mandatory vaccination at this stage
Health officials announced several days ago that a fifth wave of COVID-19 in Georgia has begun, stating that ‘vaccination is the solution.’ Photo: Ministry of Health.
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Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated earlier today that it is necessary to encourage the public to vaccinate and to refrain from any coercive measures as much as possible amid a recent surge of coronavirus cases.
We are running a number of various activities that are mainly based on information campaigns and increasing the availability of vaccines, which have some effect and at this stage. We do not see any basis for forced vaccination,” Tikaradze said.
Georgia has reported 1,942 new cases of coronavirus and 46 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Health officials announced several days ago that a fifth wave of COVID-19 in Georgia has begun, stating that ‘vaccination is the solution.’
The vaccination marathon was launched in Georgia on October 18 and involved about 50 villages in various regions of Georgia, aiming to raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
The head of Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Amiran Gamkrelidze, also spoke about possible mandatory vaccination and noted that ‘it is a difficult issue to resolve.’
He also said that teachers are demanding mandatory vaccination against coronavirus in the country.
Particularly teachers tell us that if it [vaccination] becomes mandatory, they will be vaccinated,” Gamkrelidze said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated yesterday that he will not allow vaccination against COVID-19 to become mandatory, noting that ‘our citizens have the right and ability to choose freely.’
A total of 925,169 people are completely vaccinated in Georgia, totalling 32.4% of the country’s population; however, only 1,877 received a COVID-19 vaccine dose yesterday.
About 1,200 people received COVID-19 vaccines in Georgia last week during the vaccination marathon, the head of Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Amiran Gamkrelidze, says. The vaccination marathon was launched in the country on October 18 and involved about 50 villages in various regions of Georgia, aiming to raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination.
Georgia has reported 1,942 new cases of coronavirus, 4,650 recoveries and 46 deaths in the past 24 hours. 48,757 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.22,847 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 13,643 of the 22,847 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,204 were PCR tests. The country has had 694,182 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 9.05 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has once again called on citizens to get vaccinated. Irakli Garibashvili spoke with journalists in the western Georgian town of Baghdati, Imereti region, where he was holding meetings with the party supporters ahead of the October 30 municipal run-offs.
Ninety-nine per cent of individuals who have died from Covid-19 in Georgia were not vaccinated, Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said. “This is a life-and-death battle with an invisible enemy. Vaccination is our main weapon, which will lead to eventual victory", he said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated that the country received a million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine on October 1 and called on the Georgian population to get vaccinated, noting that ‘the Pfizer vaccine is available’ as well.
Georgia has reported 4,762 new cases of coronavirus, 3,953 recoveries and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours. 49,523 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.48,090 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 35,647 of the 48,090 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,443 were PCR tests. The country has had 698,944 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 9.05 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Georgian National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has proposed COVID-19 ‘green passports’ package to the coordination council, the head of the body, Amiran Gamkrelidze, announced earlier today. COVID-19 ‘green passports’ will contain information on the vaccination status of an individual, PCR test results, and confirmation of recovery from COVID-19, if such exists.
Georgia has reported 4,337 new cases of coronavirus, 3,137 recoveries and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours. 50,681 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.53,434 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 31,582 of the 53,434 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 21,852 were PCR tests. The country has had 703,281 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Georgia has reported 2,141 new cases of coronavirus, 5,081 recoveries and 44 deaths in the past 24 hours. Overall 45,674 people remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
“The government of Georgia has no plans to impose further coronavirus restrictions”, said Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze. Tikaradze denied rumours of traffic restrictions, noting that if someone is spreading disinformation, they are ‘trying to mislead the public’.
Georgia has reported 6,024 new cases of coronavirus, 3,818 recoveries and 49 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 9.13% in the past 14 days as of November 3.
Georgia has reported 1,778 new cases of coronavirus, 3,234 recoveries and 63 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 8.13%.