The batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which arrived in Ukraine on May 26, will be immediately sent to the regions. The government sees the vaccination of most of Ukraine's adult population as this year's key task.
All teachers in Ukraine may be obliged to get COVID-19 vaccination / Photo from UNIAN
Ukrainian Education Minister Serhiy Shkarlet says the government is working on a mechanism to make COVID-19 vaccination obligatory for teachers.
So far, teachers are not legally required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, however they are potential carriers of the virus among children and coworkers, he said in an interview for the RBC Ukraine news agency. Children contract the virus less, but they are also carriers. We must think over whether it is necessary to introduce either vaccination or PCR testing in the qualification characteristics of the profession, Shkarlet said.
Over 3,300 new COVID-19 cases reported as of May 26 / Photo from UNIAN
Ukraine health authorities said 3,395 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of May 26, 2021.
The new cases included 73 healthcare workers and 154 children, according to the Ukrainian Health Ministry s Telegram channel.
Meanwhile, 14,987 coronavirus patients recovered in the past day.
Read alsoUkraine seeing positive COVID-19 dynamics for ninth weekIn the past 24 hours as of May 26, the highest number of cases was recorded in the city of Kyiv (385), Kharkiv region (328), Dnipropetrovsk region (277), Zaporizhia region (219), and Kyiv region (208).
Daily coronavirus statistics in Ukraine for May 25
Hospitalizations: 1,778;
COVID-19 vaccine certificates to be launched simultaneously with Europe / Photo from UNIAN
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says COVID-19 vaccine certificates in Ukraine will be launched simultaneously with Europe. The European Union is at the final stage of agreeing on this document. Its availability will be a prerequisite for traveling across Europe, and therefore Ukraine acts in sync with European partners. The launch of our digital certificates is scheduled for early July, he said at a government meeting on Wednesday, an UNIAN correspondent reported.
COVID-19 vaccine certificates in Ukraine
In late March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the need to develop a COVID-19 vaccine certification system for Ukrainians. He stressed such passports had already being developed by many countries that were actively working to create herd immunity against the coronavirus.