Latvian government gifted Georgia 83,070 doses of Pfizer jab. Pfizer vaccines are authorized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and are administered at 21-28 days interval, Trend reports citing 1tv.ge.
On October 7, the Immunization Council decided that children with chronic health conditions, aged 12 and above, would be admitted to Covid-19 vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech.
So far, juveniles aged 16 and above were eligible for this vaccine.
Immunization Council also authorized the COVID-19 booster shot among high-risk patients with chronic diseases, medical personnel, and people aged 50 and above.
Georgian immunization program previously envisaged two-dose vaccination.