Georgia starts vaccination against COVID-19

The process of vaccination against COVID-19 has started in Georgia. The first person in the country, a doctor of Evex clinic, was vaccinated in Zugdidi.

In the first stage, COVID-19 vaccination will apply to all persons employed in the health sector - doctors, nurses, laboratory assistants, dentists, public health specialists, epidemiologists, administrative staff (managers, drivers, etc.).

According to the National Center for Disease Control, as of March 14, 23:00, 2067 workers of the healthcare sector are registered on the portal BOOKING.MOH.GOV.GE.

On March 15, Paata Imnadze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, was publicly vaccinated at the Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital.

Amiran Gamkrelidze, Director General of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, will attend the vaccination process against COVID-19 at the Tbilisi Republican Hospital and MedCapital.

The first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus was imported in Georgia on March 13.