Georgian citizens over 18 will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Georgia approved coronavirus vaccination for teenagers between 12 and 15 years of age with the German-US Pfizer vaccine today. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian citizens over the age of 18 will be given a third dose (booster shot) of the COVID-19 vaccine, Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced today.
Individuals will be permitted to receive the booster dose after six months from the second shot of any COVID-19 vaccine.
However, the country’s elderly population, over 60, will be allowed to receive the booster dose after three months from the second shot.
Individuals vaccinated with Sinopharm and Sinovac are able to receive the same vaccines for a booster dose or Pfizer. Those vaccinated with AstraZeneca, are permitted to receive a booster dose of Pfizer after six months from the second shot”, said Gabunia.
Georgia approved coronavirus vaccination for teenagers between 12 and 15 years of age with the German-US Pfizer vaccine today.
2,010,783 individuals have been vaccinated in Georgia since March 2021, of whom 954,991 have been completely vaccinated.
Georgia has reported 6,021 new cases of coronavirus, 3,792 recoveries and 75 deaths over the last 24 hours.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced that pensioners who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before January 1, 2022, will receive 200 GEL (about $63.29 / €54.71) pension bonuses. At a government session held earlier today, Garibashvili said that in order to encourage vaccination among the elderly, pensioners will receive 200 GEL bonuses after their first vaccine doses.
Covid-19 ‘green’ passes will come into force in Georgia starting December 1, obliging the public to present proof of vaccination, testing or recovery from Covid-19 when entering certain establishments.
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 5,751 new cases of coronavirus, 3,647 recoveries and 57 deaths over the last 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 4,445 new cases of coronavirus, 3,508 recoveries and 77 deaths over the last 24 hours.
Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said some people may need a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Georgia has reported 4,565 new cases of coronavirus, 2,285 recoveries, and 78 deaths over the last 24 hours. 56,018 tests have been administered within the last 24 hours, out of which 32,330 were rapid tests, while the remaining 23,688 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 1,820 new cases of coronavirus, 6,017 recoveries and 82 deaths in the past 24 hours.
“Nearly 50,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses daily should be administered in Georgia in order to stop the pandemic”, Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze said earlier today.
“Nine out of every 100 COVID-infected children need to be placed in hospital”, medical director of Iashvili Children Hospital and Head of Immunization Council Ivane Chkhaidze said.
Booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine will be permitted three months after getting the second shot of all vaccines, down from the initially recommended five, Deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia said earlier today.