Ekaterine Tikaradze: A very important process starts today, from July we expect more than a million vaccines and we are starting a new phase of the fight against the pandemic

"A very important process starts today, from July we expect more than a million vaccines and we are starting a new phase of the fight against the pandemic, which means defeating the pandemic with mass vaccination," - the Minister of Health Ekaterine Tikaradze said at a briefing.

According to the Minister, with the resources mobilized in the country at this stage, it is possible to vaccinate 17,000 citizens daily.

"Today we are holding a meeting with the representatives of the clinics that are involved in the vaccination process and we also want to announce that a very important process starts today. From July we expect more than a million vaccines and we are starting a new phase of fighting the pandemic, which means defeating the pandemic with mass vaccination.

Today's meeting means that, of course, we discuss with clinics all the issues that can be resolved before the mass vaccination, so that our citizens do not face any delays in the process. The state is ready to solve all the problems that clinics can have. Involvement of clinics is very important. Quite a lot of experience has been gained during this period and more than 262 thousand citizens have been vaccinated across the country today, which is not a large number, although the vaccination process has a big dynamics.

I am confident and once again ask our citizens that after the announcement of mass vaccination, we expect even more activity from them. It is important for our citizens to know how many vaccination points there are in the country and also what is the next plan of the state. Up to 200 clinics are involved at this stage, with 281 vaccination crews, each with a capacity of vaccinating 60 patients on an 8-hour schedule, although we have heard from clinics over the past week that they have readiness and also the ability to increase the capacity,” Tikaradze said.