A Look at the Effects and the Vaccine Rollout in Georgia and Abroad

A top official from the World Health Organization, Dr. Hans Kluge, mid-April announced that Europe had surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19. He noted the situation remains “serious,” with about 1.6 million new cases being reported each week in the 53 countries that make up its European region.

the Effects and the Vaccine Rollout in Georgia and Abroad

Kluge pointed to “early signs that transmission may be slowing across several countries,” and cited a “declining incidence” among the oldest people. He says the proportion of COVID-19 deaths among people over 80, who have been prioritized for vaccines, had dropped to nearly 30%.

“Globally, there has been a very small number of cases of rare blood clotting disorders among the 200 million people that have received the AstraZeneca vaccine,” Kluge noted. “WHO takes safety events extremely seriously and our Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety and the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization continue reviewing the evidence. WHO will provide guidance to Member States shortly. We urge Member States to report any adverse events that may occur following vaccination, as early as possible.

More than 966 million doses have been administered across 172 countries, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 16.3 million doses a day. Enough doses have now been administered to fully vaccinate about 6.3% of the global population, but the distribution has been uneven, Bloomberg notes: Countries with the highest incomes are getting vaccinated 25 times faster than those with the lowest.

Vaccination In Georgia

• Vaccines being used: AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Sinopharm
• Vaccination started: March 15, 2021. Tamar Giorgadze, 73, an NCDC worker, was the first to be vaccinated.
• How many vaccinated so far: As of May 6, 51,600 Georgians had been vaccinated.
• Daily vaccination rate: 3651 persons. Research suggests there was low uptake in vaccinations, due to a lack of trust in or information about the vaccines, and fears surrounding the potential risks. But registration numbers have been picking up.
• Domestic restrictions: Most measures the Government of Georgia imposed in November 2020 in an effort to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic have ended. However, the 9pm to 5am curfew remains in place, restaurants cannot serve customers on the premises on weekends (delivery/take-out only), and face masks must be worn, even in the open air.

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