Fewer than expected get seasonal flu shot in Georgia
The Georgian government has purchased 200,000 doses of flu vaccine this year. Photo: medscape.com.
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Only 95,000 doses of flu vaccine have been administered in Georgia since early October, though the government purchased 200,000 doses and encouraged at-risk groups and their families to receive the vaccine, head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze says.
The latter stated earlier today that the vaccine will be free of charge for all citizens of Georgia until December 1, noting that everyone over six months of age is eligible to receive the vaccine.
Gamkrelidze says that flu vaccination is particularly important for at-risk groups, which include medical staff, pregnant women, individuals with diabetes or chronic diseases, the elderly population, school and kindergarten staff.
He stated that the government will reserve a portion of the vaccine for pregnant women if demand for vaccination increases.
The public demand for the coronavirus vaccine also remains low despite the surge in daily infections.
2,107,467 individuals have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the country since March 2021, of whom 982,714 have been completely vaccinated.
Seasonal influenza will peak between the end of January and February, announced officials from G. Zhvania Academic Clinic of Pediatry today.
The Georgian government has delivered 10,000 doses of extra flu vaccine to Georgia's Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia, announces the Head of the National Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze.
The Georgian Health Ministry has announced that pregnant women and socially vulnerable individuals will receive antiviral medication Tamiflu free of charge upon doctor’s prescription.
The amount of patients applying hospitals with flu symptoms have increased in the second week of January, announced the Head of National Disease Control Centre, Amiran Gamkrelidze today.
Georgian Deputy Minister of Health Tamar Gabunia has said earlier today that face mask usage in the country amounts to 28%, while flu shots will be free of charge until December 1 and can be administered alongside Covid-19 vaccines.
Pregnant women, doctors, patients on dialysis, individuals with diabetes, HIV/AIDS and those in risk groups will receive vaccines against flu free of charge starting on Wednesday, the Georgian health ministry has announced.
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