COVID-19 vaccine booster shot interval reduced from five to three months
Vaccination with booster doses began on October 13 in Georgia for people over the age of 50 and individuals with chronic diseases and high-risk groups, while since November 10 Georgian citizens over the age of 18 are also allowed to receive booster shots. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
Gabunia said the change will take effect on December 27.
Georgian health officials said in the middle of December that it is necessary to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in order to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant in the country.
Vaccination with booster doses began on October 13 in Georgia for people over the age of 50 and individuals with chronic diseases and high-risk groups, while since November 10 Georgian citizens over the age of 18 are also allowed to receive booster shots.
Georgia has reported 2,164 new cases of coronavirus, 3,767 recoveries and 68 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate in the country has come down to 6.43% as of December 23 over the last 14 days.
The Georgian government has declared January 1-10 a public holiday in Georgia for ‘reducing mobility’ in the country following confirmation of 24 cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council, Giorgi Gibradze, announced earlier today.
About 100,000 Georgian citizens over the age of 60 have received a vaccine against Covid-19 following the announcement on November 8 of the Georgian government’s incentive program, which provides pensioners with a 200 GEL pension bonus, Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze reported.
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.
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