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Vaccination will begin in February, Shmygal said.
Authorities are still waiting for the first vaccines to arrive in February, although the promised start of immunization has already been delayed.
Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal, on Friday February 19, spoke in the Verkhovna Rada and told MPs about the situation with the coronavirus vaccination.
So, he said they expect to receive the first vaccines this month, although they promised to start vaccination on February 15.
“Ukraine still expects to receive the first batches of vaccine in February … Already at the end of February – early March, the first batches of Pfizer / BioNTech will be received in the amount of 117 thousand doses. This is the most recent information That was announced yesterday from UNICEF, “said the prime minister.
He also said that the vaccines will be purchased from manufacturers and received through the COVAX mechanism.
“Ukraine will receive COVID-19 vaccines in two ways: through the global COVAX initiative, within which Ukraine can receive 8 to 16 million doses for free or at a reduced price, in fact, for 8 million people. “said the minister. saying.
Ukraine is also expected to receive 2.2-3.7 million doses of AstraZeneca in the first half of the year.
“The second way to obtain the vaccine is through direct purchases from manufacturing companies at the expense of the state budget, international donors, loans and programs from the World Bank and the EBRD. Other sources are also being considered,” Shmygal said.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Health, Maxim Stepanov, said that it would start at the end of this week or at the beginning of the next.
Today the minister went to India to negotiate the supply of vaccines and control the shipment of the first batch.
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