According to Tamar Gabunia, the vaccination rate has recently increased, which is promising

According to the Deputy Minister of Health Tamar Gabunia, the rate of vaccination has increased recently, which is promising. As she noted after the Coordinating Council meeting, the beds are still mobilized to the maximum level.

"8871 beds are mobilized. There are 6718 patients in the clinic, out of which 1766 are in the intensive care unit, 371 patients are in the reanimation unit. On November 8, the vaccination program launched a financial incentive scheme for people over the age of 60, which gave impetus to the expansion of the vaccination program in this age group.

Among the vaccinated, the number of people in the 60-year-old age group increased structurally from 28% to 44%. Yesterday's vaccination rate exceeds 8 thousand, which is promising and we think even more increase is expected. The booster doses are also administered in any age group. Booster doses are especially high in the age group of 18 to 49 years. As for the vaccination of children aged 12 to 15 years, 643 doses were administered. More than 11,000 adolescents between the ages of 16 and 18 have been vaccinated.

Work in this direction continues, we are also working on the introduction of new medicines. Monoclonal antibodies were introduced into the country with a donation from the German government. These medications have already been distributed to clinics. They have the opportunity to offer this medicine to the patient with relevant symptoms, which is highly effective", - Gabunia said.