The first vaccines against coronavirus were sent to the regions on the morning of February 24, vaccination will begin on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health has said this in a statement, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"Starting today, the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 begins in Ukraine. The first vaccines went to the regions at 7 a.m. The task is to vaccinate as soon as possible so that doctors receive protection in time," said Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov.
Today, Ukraine expects the following vaccine deliveries: Pfizer - over 100,000 doses, Sinovac - about 2 million doses, AstraZeneca (CoviShield) - almost 4 million doses and NovaVax - 15 million doses with a delivery date approximately in July this year.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Ministry of Health plans to start vaccination against coronavirus on February 24.
On February 23, a plane carrying 500,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca (CoviShield) coronavirus vaccine landed in Ukraine.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine registered the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the Pfizer vaccine for emergency medical use.
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