Amiran Gamkrelidze: Astrazeneca vaccine to be introduced after Pfizer

According to the head of the National Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Astrazeneca vaccine will be introduced in Georgia after Pfizer.

As for the Pfizer vaccine, Gamkrelidze told InterPressNews that Georgia will probably receive it after February 15.

"At the first stage, in the second half of February, probably after February 15, we will receive the first doses of Pfizer vaccine. This will be 29,250 doses. As you know, it is done twice in 3-4 weeks. As per our vaccine introduction plan, the medical staff will be vaccinated in the first stage, however, not fully because the medical staff is much larger. Therefore, for the second phase, the medical staff will be fully covered.

Astrazeneca vaccine will be introduced after Pfizer. We are talking about 180 to 300,000 doses for the first stage. Then the stock of vaccines will be gradually replenished, for which we have signed a contract", - Gamkrelidze said.