Prosecution charges 3 employees of Akhaltsikhe hospital for false information over 27-year-old nurse’s death
The investigation into Megi Bakradze's case continues to find out the reason of her death. Photo: Shot from TV9 video
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Three employees of Imedi hospital in the southwestern Georgian town of Akhaltsikhe have been charged by the Prosecutor’s Office for providing false information about the recent death of 27-year-old nurse Megi Bakradze.
The Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement today that two doctors, identified as B.L. and V.I and a nurse, identified as T.G., who previously claimed that V.I. had provided Bakradze with emergency medical care immediately after she felt unwell following the vaccination, have actually lied.
Per the investigation V.I. was not with Bakradze when the latter felt unwell after receiving her first shot of the coronavirus vaccine. Thus s/he could not have given the patient any medication.
Bakradze, who went into anaphylactic shock after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 18 died at the First University Clinic of Tbilisi State Medical University the next day.
Georgia received the first 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on March 13. Vaccination of health workers started on March 15 throughout Georgia. Photo: UNICEF Georgia
In an interview with local TV9 media outlet just following the vaccination Bakradze had encouraged everyone to get vaccinated and thus protect themselves from the coronavirus.
However, soon after the interview the nurse had an anaphylaxis, which is a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs rarely after vaccination.
Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation Soumya Swaminathan has stated after Bakradze's death that in order to minimise the risks of anaphylaxis, vaccination should be done in an environment where there are doctors and all necessary medicines.
Following the tragic case, health officials decided that vaccination should continue only in clinics with intensive care units (ICUs). Moreover, individuals receiving any vaccines against Covid-19 in Georgia have to stay at clinics for 45 minutes to be observed if there are any adverse effects.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikartadze received the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine live on TV earlier today.
Following the death of 27-year-old Georgian nurse Megi Bakradze earlier today after she received the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 18 and went into anaphylactic shock, Georgian health officials have decided that vaccination will continue only in clinics with intensive care units (ICUs).
A 27-year-old Georgian nurse Megi Bakradze who went into anaphylactic shock after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine yesterday has died earlier today at first University Clinic of Tbilisi State Medical University.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has announced that Georgia will continue using AstraZeneca vaccine despite the recent case of an alleged complication following vaccination in the town of Akhaltsikhe earlier today.
Georgia has reported 761 new cases of coronavirus, 537 recoveries and nine deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgian health officials have decided to continue vaccination with AstraZeneca only for individuals over 55 years of age following statements from the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organisation that say that unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
A doctor at the Imedi Clinic in Akhaltsikhe says 27-year-old nurse Megi Bakradze, who died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, was not given proper medical assistance in the first minutes after going into anaphylactic shock.
Georgia has reported a total of 506 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 25,752 (including 9,982 PCR and 15,769 rapid) tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 506 new cases 240 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Georgia has reported 1,374 new cases of coronavirus, 422 recoveries and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours.37,524 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 28,078 of the 37,524 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,446 were PCR tests. 2.46 per cent of tested individuals had the virus in the past 14 days.
Georgia has received 43,200 doses of the British AstraZeneca vaccine earlier today via the Covax international platform.
Two employees of Imedi hospital have been dismissed for ethical and procedural violations in connection with the death of 27-year-old nurse Megi Bakradze, Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia has stated today.
AstraZeneca vaccination will come to an end in Georgia on October 31 when its date expires. Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze told the Georgian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that due to the low demand no additional doses are expected to arrive. Therefore, those who have received the first shot of AstraZeneca will receive Pfizer or any other shots next.
The Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday filed charges against a doctor of a clinic in the country’s southern Akhaltsikhe municipality whose alleged neglect of duties led to the death of a nurse in the facility last year after she received a Covid vaccine.