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Georgia's first coronavirus vaccine purchased from SinoPharm arrived in the capital of Georgia.

Georgia’s first coronavirus vaccine purchased from SinoPharm arrived in the capital of Georgia.

by YCPress

Tbilisi, April 3rdThe first batch of coronavirus vaccines purchased by the Georgian government from China, produced by the State Pharmaceutical Group, arrived in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on the 3rd.

Gabnia, the first deputy minister of Georgia’s health, told the media on the same day that the Chinese coronavirus vaccine purchased by Georgia has been vaccinated in dozens of countries and has proved safe and effective.

On March 13, Georgia received 43,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the “COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Plan” led by the World Health Organization, and officially launched the national COVID-19 vaccination work on March 15.

In order to contain the epidemic, the government plans to vaccinate 60% of the population against the novel coronavirus in 2021.

According to the data released by the Georgian government’s website for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus epidemic on the 3rd, a total of 28369 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 3,804 deaths in the country.