Amiran Gamkrelidze: Georgia is working with various manufacturers to get a certain dose of the vaccine earlier

According to the head of the National Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Georgia is working with various manufacturers to get a certain dose of the vaccine earlier.

As Gamkrelidze noted, the government is also trying to quickly receive the vaccines that will be certified by the World Health Organization. In addition, Gamkrelidze assessed the visit of the World Health Organization Europe Regional Director to Georgia, Hans Kluge and his Deputy. According to him, the guests visited the Lugar Center, got acquainted with the principles of work and outlined concrete steps for further cooperation.

"Kluge's first visit to Georgia since his election as director is very important, because the next 5-year program of the World Health Organization of the European Region has already been developed. Therefore, meetings are held at a high level. He meets with the country's top officials, the Minister of Health and the heads of the relevant departments of the Ministry. Today the visit was held at the Center for Disease Control. Collaboration with the World Health Organization is one of our priorities and many programs at the National Center for Disease Control are supported and collaborated with them. We introduced them to the main directions of our work - the visions we have for infectious disease, epidemiological surveillance, unified laboratory system, noncontagious disease monitoring, environmental and health problems. Now special attention has been paid to Covid issues and the role of the disease center in the fight against Covid. The prospect of vaccination against Covid was especially emphasized", - Gamkrelidze said.