Policemen, soldiers eligible to undergo Covid-19 vaccination starting April 5
Georgia began Covid-19 vaccination process on March 15 after the country received the first 43,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian soldiers and policemen will be eligible to undergo Covid-19 vaccination starting April 5, Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze said earlier today.
Tikaradze noted that in order to minimize the loss of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Heath Ministry has decided to involve policemen and soldiers in the vaccination process.
The Health Ministry has decided to create reserve lists of police officers and soldiers, who will be allowed to undergo Covid-19 vaccination”, said Tikaradze.
Minister Tikaradze also said that as of today there are 181 spare doses of Covid-19 vaccine in Georgia and the ministry is going to vaccinate soldiers and police officers with those leftover doses.
In addition to soldiers and policemen, individuals above 55, patients on dialysis and organ transplant patients will also be allowed to undergo Covid-19 vaccination in Georgia.
Georgia began Covid-19 vaccination process on March 15 after the country received the first 43,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Georgian top officials including Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze and President Salome Zurabishvili received the vaccine live on TV to encourage people to vaccinate.
Medical workers and individuals above 65 residing in Georgia’s Russia-occupied Tskhinvali and Abkhazia regions will be able to undergo Covid-19 vaccination on Tbilisi-controlled territory, Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, Tea Akhvlediani said earlier today.
3,818 health workers have been innoculated against Covid-19 in Georgia so far with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili received the coronavirus AstraZeneca vaccine live on TV earlier today.
Georgian health officials and doctors have received their first doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine earlier today live on TV. The country received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on March 13 with the help of UNICEF. Deputy head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Paata Imnadze was the first who got the jab. After the vaccination he said that ‘I feel great’ and called on people, especially doctors to vaccinate.
Georgia has reported 499 new cases of coronavirus, 437 recoveries and seven deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia will receive 200,000 doses of two Chinese vaccines this Saturday, Head of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health Amiran Gamkrelidze announced earlier today. Georgia bought 100,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, while another 100,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine were gifted by China to Georgia.
Georgia has confirmed 464 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 7,647 PCR tests and 8,002 rapid tests over the last 24 hours. As of now the number of total confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Georgia since last February has increased to 283,833.
Georgian government officials and members of parliament will be vaccinated against the coronavirus this week, while the tourism and hospitality sector, public transport drivers and ticket controllers will be prioritized for vaccination in the coming future, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze announced at a briefing today.
Fully vaccinated Georgian citizens are already able to get digital Covid certificates including QR codes to sweep away barriers on travel between countries, Deputy Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Paata Imnadze told Formula TV yesterday.
Head of the National Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze has said that cases of coronavirus infection among individuals vaccinated against the coronavirus have been reported in Georgia.