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.
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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
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Ukrainian diplomatic corps would be making every effort to make sure Ukraine receives the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, says Mykhailo Radutsky, MP with the ruling Servant of the People parliamentary faction, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance. According to the agreement signed with COVAX [the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility], Ukraine should receive 8 million doses. This is approximately 4 million vaccinated people in the first wave – these are those who are prioritized by government. These are healthcare workers, military, employees of the State Emergency Service, social workers, as well as the elderly accommodated in nursing homes, he told Ukraine 24 TV channel.