Armenia administering Covid booster shots, says Health MinisterNovember 25, 2021 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is administering booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine for fully vaccinated nationals that received the second dose six months earlier, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, November 25. Avanesyan said the procedures will be clarified within the coming one or two days so that people can apply for and receive the booster shots. The Health Minister also revealed that only 114 out of the 3124 people hospitalized with coronavirus have been vaccinated. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, meanwhile, that more than 400,000 people are now fully vaccinated in the country, which he said is "good news". The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 592 to reach 336,330 on November 25. So far, 311,078 people have recovered, 7419 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 1412 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |