Armenia expecting first Covid-19 vaccines by early FebruaryJanuary 12, 2021 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Armenia by the first half of February, said Gayane Sahakyan, the Deputy Director General of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention the the head of the National Immunization Program, on Tuesday, January 12. According to her, Armenia is negotiating with several manufacturers to obtain a vaccine against the coronavirus. She said negotiations are underway to purchase vaccines that have passed the necessary studies and tests, including Sputnik-V, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca. “We are planning to purchase a vaccine for 10% of the population, initially only for people in high risk groups,” Sahakyan explained. "The first batch of the vaccine will be available by the end of January or the first half of February, and the vaccination [of people from] high risk groups will begin then." The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 355 to reach 162,643 on Tuesday, January 12 morning. So far, 150,602 people have recovered, 2941 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 707 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |