PM: One million doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines are already in Georgia, mass vaccination will start in Georgia on July 5

One million doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines are already in Georgia, - Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili stated at the briefing.

According to him, mass vaccination will start in Georgia on July 5.

"I want to inform our population about very positive information. Today we received a million doses of vaccine. These are Chinese vaccines recognized by the World Health Organization, which our population is very familiar with - Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines. A million doses are already here. We are now ready to start mass vaccination on Monday," Gharibashvili said.

At the same time, as the Prime Minister noted, Pfizer will be delivered gradually from July.

“As a result of our successful negotiations with Pfizer, we have reached an agreement, a contract has been signed, we have paid for a million doses. Pfizer be delivered gradually from July. In total, we expect to receive about 4 million doses by the end of the year, which, of course, allows us to fully vaccinate our target, i.e. 60% of the adult population by the end of the year, "- said Irakli Gharibashvili.