Coronavirus: 2200 people vaccinated in Armenia so farApril 27, 2021 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2200 people have been inoculated against the coronavirus in Armenia as of April 26, health authorities report. According to information provided by the Health Ministry, AstraZeneca and Sputnik-V shots are currently being used in the country's vaccination program. Armenia is using the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate people aged above 55, while folks under that age are getting Sputnik-V shots. The Health Ministry said earlier that the country is planning to vaccinate 700,000 people – almost 25% of the population – against the coronavirus. People aged over 65, those who have underlying health conditions, medical workers, residents and staff of elderly care centers, as well as social care center employees are included in Armenia's first priority group and will receive the shots in the first phase of the vaccination program. 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |