10% of Georgia’s population fully vaccinated
By Nika Gamtsemlidze
Monday, August 23
The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health announced yesterday, on August 22, that 10 percent of the population of Georgia has already received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. The aim for the country is to fully vaccinate at least 60 percent of the population. In total, Georgia has administered 962,165 jabs. 23,7% of the population has already received at least one dose of the vaccine.
The director of NCDC, Amiran Gamkrelidze, said that they aim to vaccinate 60 percent of the adult population until the end of the year, which translates to 1,7 million people. He said that as the number of fully vaccinated people increases, the number of Covid-19 cases decreases.
“To somehow stop the worsening epidemiological situation in the country, at least 30 percent of the population needs to be fully vaccinated. If we manage to vaccinate 30 percent of our population, the worsening of the situation stops. Once we reach 40 percent, daily confirmed cases decrease a lot. In August, we believe to have administered 650,000 jabs, and for September, we want to take the number to 1 million,” said Gamkrelidze.
Gamkrelidze said that there is a very bad situation in the country. He said that although there is a little stabilization tendency seen over the past few days, this does not give the people reason to stay calm. He called on the people to wear masks, get vaccinated, and strictly follow all the recommendations and restrictions adopted in the country.
Amid the worsening epidemiological situation in the country, the Public Defender of Georgia, Nino Lomjaria issued a statement, saying that the government has put its population at great risk. She posted on Facebook on August 21, after the announcement of statistics showing that 74 people had died because of Covid-19 in just 24 hours.
Because of the increasing number of active cases in the country, there are very few available beds left in the hospitals. Because of this, the Health Ministry was forced to open two field hospitals, one of which has already received several patients.
There is a total of 4 vaccines available in the country. These include Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, and Sinovac. As of now, people can get vaccinated on numerous different sites without prior registration.
This is the worse wave of the Covid-19 that Georgia has seen. The majority of the confirmed cases are Delta variant, which is known for spreading faster. In total, Georgia has reported 514,744 cases, out of which, 6771 people have died.
