Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has explained why Ukrainians are afraid of getting vaccinated with a free COVID-19 vaccine. He says a mere 39% are ready to get vaccinated with a free vaccine.
We as the Health Ministry and I as minister fulfill all the undertaken obligations, he said. And if we said back in September that we would start the mass vaccination campaign in February this year, then we will start in February this year, he added.
Stepanov also elaborated on the number of people to get vaccinated. According to our national plan, we expect to provide 30 million citizens with free access to vaccines at different (five) stages of vaccination, depending on risk groups. These are our healthcare workers, risk groups by health, these are people by age. We plan to vaccinate all of them in during 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, the minister explained.
This week, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine may adopt a law on the national registration of a COVID-19 vaccine, says First Deputy Chair of the ruling Servant of the People faction, Oleksandr Kornienko. The deputies are expected to pass a relevant law to fix the situation.
Photo from UNIAN, Oleksandr Kuzmin
This week, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine may adopt a law on the national registration of a COVID-19 vaccine, says First Deputy Chair of the ruling Servant of the People faction, Oleksandr Kornienko.
Speaking with journalists after a faction meeting on Monday, Kornienko said the deputies had already discussed the draft law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine On Medicines, an UNIAN correspondent reported. It is important. In fact, it opens up the possibility of emergency use precisely for COVID-19 vaccines because now there is no such possibility in Ukrainian legislation. Accordingly, none of the existing vaccines worldwide have passed the so-called third stage of clinical trials. This will take a longer period of time, a year is still required, while other countries are already starting the emergency use , explained Kornienko.
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