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Only one fifth of doctors in Georgia are vaccinated against coronavirus - statistics

Only one fifth of doctors in Georgia are vaccinated
Only one fifth of doctors in Georgia are vaccinated against coronavirus - statistics

According to statistics published by the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, 6 246 of the priority vaccination groups were vaccinated with at least one dose, and 3 447 with double doses.

Out of other health sector representatives, 3 220 were vaccinated with one dose and 2 246 with two doses. 1 133 doctors were vaccinated with one dose and 498 with two doses.

As for the other groups, out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs representatives, 3 170 people got vaccinated with one dose and 1 619 with both. As for the Ministry of Defense, one dose - 1 373, two doses - 500. In the penitentiary system, one dose got received by 1 093 people, two doses by 644. Only one dose was received by school staff, and the number is 343.

The number of employees in the field of health and social services is about 70 000. According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the number of doctors in 2019 was up to 32 000, and the number of nursing staff - up to 20 000.

Consequently, only one-fifth of the 32 000 doctors are vaccinated with one dose—ninth of them with both doses. 

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