The European Union "is concerned about the impact of Russian disinformation about the vaccination process in Ukraine," says Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People, and Commissioner for Trade. The EU is exploring options to help Ukraine receive early access to vaccines, the EC vice-president says.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation with Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer Pharmaceutical Corporation Albert Bourla, during which they discussed issues related to the conclusion of a contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccine to Ukraine. The Board Chairman of Pfizer promised to do everything possible to ensure that Ukraine receives the first contracted batches of vaccine as soon as possible.
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The vaccination against COVID-19 must be carried out with the consent of the person by special teams that have already passed the relevant certification.
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Ukraine s Army to start in late February / Photo from UNIAN
The vaccination against COVID-19 in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will start in late February. During the first stage of vaccination in the Armed Forces, military personnel deterring Russia s armed aggression in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as persons who are to be rotated soon, servicemen participating in international peace and security operations, and medical personnel will be vaccinated, Commander of the Medical Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Serhiy Khalik told the ArmyInform news agency.
Sinovac Biotech said on Saturday that its unit's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use by the general public by China's medical products regulator. On December 30, Ukraine signed a contract with China's Sinovac for the supply of 1.9 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
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Ukraine has sealed confirmation on supplies of 12 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by AstraZeneca and Novavax.
Supplies will start from February 2021. Like any Ukrainian, I look forward to the start of the vaccination process. Twelve million doses is a good signal from our partners, and this will be enough to ensure vaccinations within the first months after the start of supplies, Zelensky said.
COVID-19 vaccine for Ukraine
On January 30, 2021, Ukrainian Deputy Health Minister, Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko said Ukraine would receive 117,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine within the COVAX (the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility) in February.