Georgia is not considering receiving the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, although it is available under international fund Kovacs, said candidate for Minister of Health Ekaterina Tikaradze.
“Georgia has the opportunity to receive all three types of Western-developed vaccines, such as Moderna, Astrazeneca, Pfizer. Russian-made vaccines “Sputnik-V” also participates in the Covacs fund.
If it is recognized in the world along with Western or other analogues, then Georgia will also use this vaccine. But at this time, Russian-made vaccines “Sputnik-V” Georgia is not considered.”
reported by Ekaterina Tikaradze
Ekaterina Tikaradze also reported that Georgia has already made a deposit of 16 million US dollars for the purchase of vaccines from the fund, which is 25% of the purchase cost.
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Georgia is a member of the international fund "Covax" and will be able to purchase any vaccine that is approved by the World Health Organization, at the discretion of Georgia.
Rumors that Georgia will get the vaccine “for third countries” does not correspond to reality, the head of the Georgian National Center for Disease Control told Amiran Gamkrelidze, they report Georgia news.
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