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Ukraine to buy 1.9 mln doses of Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 / REUTERS
The Ukrainian Health Ministry has signed a contract for the supply of China s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine to Ukraine.
The ministry has been negotiating with Sinovac since September, according to the president s press service.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the contract had been signed with an experienced vaccine manufacturer. The main thing is that we have carried out a very active multi-month negotiation work and have received concrete results. We will start a large-scale state-run vaccination program soon. We desperately need to protect high-risk social groups, and the state will definitely fulfill this task, the president said.
Ukraine will get 16 million doses of vaccine via COVAX / REUTERS
Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchynov says Ukraine will get 16 million doses of a vaccine as part of COVAX, the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility. Not 8 million [as reported earlier], but 16 million doses of the vaccine. Eight million is the number of doses that need to be injected twice for 4 million citizens. Accordingly, 16 million will be for 8 million citizens. This is what Ukraine will get under COVAX, he told the Dom TV channel.
Read alsoMinister Kuleba says China ready to supply COVID-19 vaccine to UkraineThe minister reiterated Ukraine had already approved a roadmap for mass vaccination against COVID-19. The main thing now is to vaccinate those groups of people who are identified as priority ones.
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Ukraine could receive an additional 8 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for free as part of the COVAX Facility, in addition to the already guaranteed 8 million. Thus, the total number of doses to be provided could reach 16 million.
This was announced by Ukraine s Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko in an interview for Radio NV.
He specified that an additional 8 million doses are still a potential opportunity. Ukraine could count on at least 8 million doses of the vaccine, that is, this is the calculated number of doses in accordance with 20% of the total population. We are continuing negotiations with them [the World Health Organization, WHO] to ensure more doses. Everything will depend on the total the cost of vaccines that fall into the COVAX portfolio. There is a potential possibility that Ukraine may be given 16 million doses through this facility – it s under discussion, but there are no guarantees yet. Eight million is a 100% guarantee, 16 [million] is a pot