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.
Ukrainian Deputy Health Minister, Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko has said the U.S.-based Pfizer company will soon submit documents for the registration of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Ukraine. The COVID-19 vaccination campaign is to start in Ukraine in February.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna says several European countries have agreed to sell part of their surplus COVID-19 vaccines to Ukraine. The government is completing consultations on their redistribution.
Ukrainian Deputy Health Minister, Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko says Ukrainian citizens residing in Russia-occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and Crimea will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ukraine for free. The vaccination will be conducted on a voluntary basis.