Amiran Gamkrelidze: 65% of the country's adult population should be vaccinated by the end of the year, immunization must end the pandemic

A very important process has started today, 65% of the country's adult population should be vaccinated by the end of the year, our colleagues are giving the first example, - Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, told reporters while monitoring COVID 19 vaccination.

According to Gamkrelidze, immunization must end the pandemic.

"I want to thank everyone who meets the process with such enthusiasm. I want to thank my colleagues, the medical workers who were on the front line during this one year and are still on the front line of the most important process, the vaccination process, the start of the immunization process.

This process must end the epidemic in the country, so once again I take this opportunity to call on all my colleagues, medical workers who work all over the country and have done a great job this year to get the country out of this pandemic with minimal damage.

A very important process has started today, 65% of the adult population of the country should be vaccinated by the end of the year, the first example of which is being given by our colleagues,” Gamkrelidze said.