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Some 92,000 Belarusians get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Archive photo MINSK, 9 April (BelTA) – As many as 92,000 Belarusians have already got the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told the ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. As of 26 March, around 40,000 Belarusians had received the first dose of the vaccine and 26,000 had already got both shots. By now, the first dose of the vaccine has already been administered to 92,000 Belarusians. On 15-16 April, Belarus will roll out its first commercial batch of the Russian vaccine, the bottl...

Minister unveils measures to retain healthcare workers in Belarus Archive photo MINSK, 9 April (BelTA) – Over 2,500 students annually graduate from medical universities and only around 200-250 doctors leave Belarus every year, Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told the ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. “Unfortunately, there is a certain brain drain. Around 200-250 people a year leave Belarus to pursue a career abroad,” Dmitry Pinevich said. However, 2,600-2,800 healthcare workers annually graduate from Belarusian medical universities, he added. According to the minister, B...

Belarus' health minister: Coronavirus will be kept in check in 2022 An archive photo MINSK, 9 April (BelTA) – In 2022, the threat of the coronavirus infection will be minimized, Belarus' Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told the ONT TV channel on 8 April, BelTA informs. Dmitry Pinevich recalled that Belarus is developing its own vaccine. As this ambitious project started from scratch, the progress cannot be quick. However, researchers will try hard to roll out the vaccine in 2022. By this time, the minister believes, the coronavirus will not be as dangerous as it is today. “I believe t...

Vaccination in focus of Lukashenko's meeting with healthcare minister MINSK, 26 March (BelTA) – Another coronavirus wave in Belarus will not be more intense than the previous one in the autumn of 2020, Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told journalists on 26 March, BelTA has learned. According to the Healthcare Ministry, COVID-19 cases exceeded 314,000 in Belarus on 25 March. The largest number of cases was reported in Minsk, Minsk Oblast and Vitebsk Oblast, the smallest - in Gomel Oblast and Brest Oblast. The average daily rate of coronavirus testing in March was 160 per 100,0...

Earlier, Lukashenko ordered to develop the best coronavirus vaccine in the shortest time span MINSK, April 1. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed the order on development of domestic coronavirus vaccine, the presidential press service told BelTA Thursday. The document stipulates that the Belarusian Health Ministry and the National Academy of Sciences must hold events on development of this medicine between 2021 and 2023. In particular, the presidential order defines the contractor, the main stages and funding sources, as well as timeline for pre-clinical and clinical tria...