Georgia to receive Chinese vaccines Sinopharm, Sinovac this Saturday
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. Photo: abc.net.au.
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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.
Gamkrelidze said that Georgia paid about $18-20 per Chinese vaccine, while AstraZeneca and Pfizer cost $4-5 and $11-12 respectively.
We have Sinopharm and Sinovac which are two Chinese vaccines used not only in China, where more than 80 million people have already been vaccinated, they are widely used in a number of countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Serbia, South America, Brazil, Chile. It is recognised by regulators in several countries, including what the WHO considers to be a strict regulator, such as the Hungarian regulator as one of the members of the European Union. China has applied to WHO for authorisation", Gamkrelidze said.
WHO will consider the applications and is likely to give authorisation for the two Chinese vaccines in early April.
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) representative Khatuna Zakhashvili told Interpressnews agency today that 27 of the vaccinated individuals have developed Covid-19 vaccine side effects in Georgia.
Georgian soldiers and policemen will be eligible to undergo Covid-19 vaccination starting April 5, Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze said earlier today.
Mass Covid-19 immunisation is expected to start in Georgia in July, announces Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze, adding that it does not mean that getting the vaccination against coronavirus will become mandatory.
Georgia will likely receive Chinese coronavirus vaccines Sinopharm next month, announces deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia. She said that in addition, negotiations are underway to receive additional doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.
Georgia has reported 529 new cases of coronavirus, 326 recoveries and 13 deaths in the past 24 hours.
A total of 81 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Georgia’s eastern Kaspi municipality within the last six days.
Georgia has reported 580 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 13,198 PCR tests and 16,531 rapid tests over the last 25 hours. Out of the 580 new cases 331were reported in Tbilisi.
Georgia has received the 100,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine earlier today. However, Sinopharm vaccination will not start until it received approval from the World Health Organisation.
Georgia will receive 100,000 doses of China's Sinovac vaccine today, announces Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia. She said that the use of Sinovac will start after it receives authorisation from the World Health Organisation, however, if this process is delayed, Georgian health officials will discuss how the vaccine might be used in the country.
Vaccination against Covid-19 with the Chinese Sinovac vaccine for people over 18 years of age will start next week in Georgia, Deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia said today.
Covid-19 vaccination with Chinese Sinovac vaccine will start on May 24 in Georgia, Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control stated today.
Georgian, Ukrainian and Moldovan PMs have sent a joint letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to request the EU’s support in acquiring coronavirus vaccines.
Georgia has reported 1,233 new cases of coronavirus, 1,002 recoveries and 31 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 954 new cases of coronavirus, 896 recoveries and 30 deaths in the past 24 hours. 30,603 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 18,444 of the 30,603 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,159 were PCR tests. The country has had 346,150 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 3.23 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Trade and economic relations between Georgia and China were discussed on Friday in a meeting of the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibasvhili and Zhou Qian, the newly appointed Ambassador of China to Georgia.
Enhancement of defence cooperation between Georgia and China was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and Zhou Qian, the newly appointed Ambassador of China.