57 fully vaccinated die in Georgia since March, accounting for 1% of COVID deaths
Deputy Head of the NCDC, Paata Imnadze, stated that if the vaccination rate in Georgia does not change, ‘we will not get rid of COVID-19,’ noting that ‘coronavirus will stay [in Georgia] forever.’ Photo: NCDC Georgia.
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Overall 57 fully vaccinated individuals have died from coronavirus in Georgia, totalling 1% of COVID-19 deaths, while the remaining 99% of people were unvaccinated, Deputy Head of the Georgian National Disease Control Center, Paata Imnadze, announced earlier today.
Imnadze stated that the main cause of death of vaccinated people is age.
A total of 53 people have died in the country in the last 24 hours, while, since the beginning of the pandemic, the toll stands at 10,238.
The head of Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Amiran Gamkrelidze, announced the launch of an ‘aggressive communication campaign’ to increase the vaccination rate in the country.
He also stated that various incentives will be introduced for vaccinated individuals, especially for those over 60 living in both rural and urban areas.
Currently, 6,648 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,640 of 6648 patients are in critical condition. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
A total of 5,469 people died from coronavirus in Georgia, since the vaccination started, from March 15 to September, out of which 98.9% of people were unvaccinated.
Based on the research, conducted by the NCDC, vaccination has 91.7% of protection against hospitalisation in the age group over 60, while for people in the age group of 18-59 years the vaccination is 95% effective.
A total of 72 fully vaccinated people underwent treatment in the intensive care unit as of today, Gamkrelidze reported.
Imnadze stated that if the vaccination rate in Georgia does not change, ‘we will not get rid of COVID-19,’ noting that ‘coronavirus will stay [in Georgia] forever.’
A total of 946,395 people are fully vaccinated in the country so far, amounting to 33.1% of the Georgian population; while only 3,469 individuals received a COVID-19 vaccine dose on November 3.
However, the Georgian government aims to vaccinate 30,000 people daily in order to reach its vaccination goal of 60% of the country’s population by the end of 2021.
Currently, vaccination against COVID-19 in Georgia is available with the Pfizer, Sinopharm and Sinocav vaccines in all regions of the country.
Georgian health officials say that additional coronavirus-related restrictions will not be imposed in Georgia despite the surge of COVID-19 cases.
Georgia has reported 5,206 new cases of coronavirus, 4,648 recoveries and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours. 48,615 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 32,423 of the 48,615 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 16,192 were PCR tests.
The coordination council is reviewing the COVID-19 ‘green passport’ package, proposed by the Georgian National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in late October, and working to specify the date of its activation, Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced earlier today.
“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’.
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.
The Polish government has gifted 468,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Georgia which will enter the country by the end of the week.
A total of 117 medical workers and 17 pregnant women have died from Covid-19 in Georgia since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020 as of October 1, 2021, the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says in its recently released report. Between February 2020 and October 1, 2021 healthcare workers accounted for 6.4% of total confirmed cases.
Georgia has reported 4,104 new cases of the coronavirus, 4,627 recoveries and 67 deaths over the last 24 hours. A total of 37,115 tests have been conducted, including 22,126 rapid tests and 14,989 PCR tests. Out of the 4,104 new cases 1,635 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.