Gamkrelidze: 70% of the Population Should be Vaccinated by July
By The Messenger Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
According to the head of the Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the new immunization plan was discussed at the current Immunization Council.
As he pointed out, the new, 2022 plan stipulates that 70% of the population should be vaccinated by July.
“This plan stipulates that 70% of the population must be vaccinated by July - in the first six months if we are to stop the Omicron wave, contain it, and get out of the pandemic with relatively little damage. Everyone agrees that the main way to end a pandemic and epidemic is through universal immunization,” said Gamkrelidze.
The head of the NCDC says the plan focuses on the vaccination information campaign and incentive schemes.
“Here are some key recommendations from the group that wrote the plan to strengthen their communication campaigns. Again, to continue and strengthen monetary incentives, to provide more information to the public and, most importantly, to focus on boosters, because the strongest factor in Omicron retention is the third factor.”
According to the government’s plan, by the end of 2021, 60% of the population should have been fully vaccinated.
As of February 3, 42.6% of the adult population in Georgia is fully vaccinated.
