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 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |