Stepanov asked the United States for a COVID vaccine

Ukraine has asked the United States to provide a coronavirus vaccine in test and emergency mode, as the country is in “super difficult conditions.”

Ukrainian Health Minister Maxim Stepanov, during a telephone conversation with the US Chargé d’Affaires in Ukraine, Kristina Kvin, asked him to consider Ukraine as a possible priority candidate for coronavirus vaccines in “test mode and emergency use “, reports the Ministry of Health on its Facebook page. …

Stepanov argued his request with the “super difficult conditions” Ukraine is in due to Russian aggression in Donbas.

“In the next two weeks, we will sign contracts for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines with some manufacturing companies. However, this does not guarantee that Ukraine will receive vaccines in the coming months, because the first batch of vaccines produced will cover the needs of GAVI COVAX, “said the head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Christina Queen responded that with her team she will try to ensure that our country receives vaccines against the coronavirus as soon as possible.

In addition, according to Queen, his team will help the department, headed by Stepanov, develop an algorithm and an action plan for logistics and vaccination plans.

Christina Kvin added that the United States supports the position of the Ukrainian Ministry of Health not to use the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, which has not passed all phases of clinical trials.

“Today we are going to have a meeting with the United States government on the supply of vaccines to Ukraine, where we will discuss the timing and volume of delivery,” Queen said.

Prior to this, the Ministry of Health reported what they would do with opponents of the COVID vaccine. The department named two options to solve the problem with citizens who will oppose vaccination against the coronavirus.

Previously, Korrespondent.net wrote that the EU is preparing to receive the first batches of COVID vaccines.

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