Minister of Health says Georgia may sue Covax platform

The Minister of Health, Ekaterine Tikaradze, says Georgia may sue the Covax platform. As Tikaradze stated on Rustavi 2 TV, no mistake has been made by Georgia during the communication with Covax.

According to her, Covax platform is expected to deny the allegations.

"The Ministry of Health addressed the Covax platform today and requested explanations as to why they provided similar information to InterPressNews. They have not mentioned any mistake made by us in any of our communications after September 18. The Covax platform has already had a similar misunderstanding with Bosnia, which is why Bosnia sued them”, Tikaradze said.

Tikaradze also does not rule out that due to the difficult political situation in Georgia, the above may be used by the opposition to escalate the tension and polarization in the country. "The Ministry of Health will not allow the opponents to take advantage of what is only an accusation," said Ekaterine Tikaradze.

Covax Platform explained today as to why Georgia didn't to receive the Pfizer vaccine in February.

InterPressnews addressed the Covax Platform with relevant question. As the agency was told, the vaccine was sent in February to countries that met the criteria set by them. "COVAX anticipates the bulk of the first round of deliveries taking place in March, with some early shipments to those that have already fulfilled the criteria outlined in our joint statement, occurring late this month. More information related to these first deliveries will be communicated to all participants and published online in the coming days", - InterPressNews was told by the Covax platform.