Health Minister: No one in Armenia will be forced to get vaccinatedSeptember 11, 2021 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan has said that no one in the country will be forced to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. "We create various filters to restrain the spread of the virus and prevent possible severe course in the event of infection, and deaths. Masks, hand sanitizers, tests, vaccinations, social distancing are aimed at this. We want to make sure that a person won't infect their colleagues and fellow citizens," Avanesyan said in a Facebook post on Saturday, September 11. The Health Minister also weighed in on the observation that the vaccines do not work 100%. "No vaccine, medicine or medical intervention can guarantee 100% results, however, we see doctors, get treatments, are examined, take drugs with side effects, because the risk of not doing all this increases the likelihood of a bad outcome," Avanesyan explained. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 731 to reach 248,397 on Saturday․ according to information provided by the Health Ministry. The last time new daily cases surpassed 700 was in late April. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |