Ekaterine Tikaradze

Georgia’s evergreen COVID-passport vexes vaccination advocates

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

Despite stagnating vaccination rates, Georgian authorities have introduced a ‘compromise’ version of the Green Pass, a COVID-19 passport system that, contrary to international practice, has made all those who had recovered from the virus eligible to receive it. On 3 December, Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze was grilled again by the media for the new Green Pass system.  As of December almost all public spaces in Georgia, with the exception of grocery stores and public transport,