Subject: Re: FW: Question on Polio Vaccine
From: "Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi)" <[email-masked]>
To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2020 07:35:44 +0000

Maia,

Thank you very much!

Best,

Juan José Aparicio | Political Officer

United States Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia

(O): +995 32 227 76 29 | (M) +995
598 080 254

Email: [email-masked]

From: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>

Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 7:31 PM

To: Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi) <[email-masked]>

Subject: FW: FW: Question on Polio Vaccine

Dear Juan,

Hope this e-mail finds you well.

Please, see below information provided by NCDC regarding your quires on polio vaccination.

With best regards,

Maia

From: Lika Jabidze <[email-masked]>

Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 7:27 PM

To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>

Subject: Re: FW: Question on Polio Vaccine

მაიკო,
გიგზავნით

As part of the recommendations of the Global Polio Eradication Strategy, since 2015, Georgia has been using two types of vaccines:

1. Inactivated Polio in combination with other antigens
Hexa (DPaT+HepB+Hib+IPV) , for vaccination of infants aged 2,3,4 months;

2. Oral Polio vaccine (OPV) for revaccination at the age of 18 months and 5 years.

Since June 2020, the vaccination schedule has been changed, the oral polio vaccine has been withdrawn, and currently, we use only the inactivated Polio vaccine in combinations with other antigens   -
Hexa
(DPaT+HepB+Hib+IPV)   for vaccination and  Tetra (DTaP/P) for revaccination. Both vaccines are combined vaccines.

See the schedule 2020  bellow

age

vaccine

0-12
h

0-5
d

2
m

3
m

4
m

12
m

18
m

5
y

14
m

Hep B

X

BCG

X

Hexa (DPaT+HepB+Hib+IPV)

X

X

X

PCV

X

X

X

Rota

X

X

MMR

X

X

Tetra (DTaP/P)

X

X

Td

X

HPV

Age  (only girls)

no. of doses

interval

10 -11 - 12
y

2

6 m

Sincerely,

Lia Jabidze,

MD,  EPI manager,

Head of Immunization  Division, CDD

National Center for Disease Control&Public Health

99 Kakheti Highway, 0158 Tbilisi, Georgia

Cell: (995 599) 58 37 90

email: [email-masked]   [email-masked]

www.ncdc

On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 6:32 PM Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]> wrote:

From: Maia Nikoleishvili

Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 6:14 PM

To: Lia Jabidze <[email-masked]>

Cc: Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>

Subject: FW: Question on Polio Vaccine

ლიკა მოგესალმებით,

ჩვენი საუბრის თანახმად გიგზავნით ამერიკის საელჩოდან მიღებულ მეილს პოლიოს ვაქცინის გამოყენებასთან დაკავშირებით.

გთხოვთ, ხვალისთვის მოგვაწოდოთ ინფორმაცია, სასურველია ინგლისურ ენაზე მეილში დასმულ საკთხებთან დაკავშირებით.

მადლობა წინასწარ.

მაიკო

From: Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi) <[email-masked]>

Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:44 PM

To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>

Subject: Question on Polio Vaccine

Hello Maia,

I hope you are doing well and staying safe and healthy.

I had a quick question about vaccinations in Georgia, particularly the polio vaccine.  My understanding is that there are two methods of administering the vaccine - either as a single dose or combined
with other vaccines.  Which method does Georgia currently use?  I saw an article that Georgia intends to switch to the combined method this year - is that true?

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Best,

Juan José Aparicio | Political Officer

United States Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia

(O): +995 32 227 76 29 | (M) +995 598 080 254

Email: [email-masked]