Austria promises assistance to Ukraine in obtaining vaccines through COVAX

Austria promises assistance to Ukraine in obtaining vaccines through COVAX

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Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has pledged his readiness to facilitate speeding up Ukraine’s receipt of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility.

He said this during a phone conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on March 12, Ukrinform reports with reference to the press service of the head of state.

During the conversation, the parties focused on the measures taken in Ukraine and Austria to counter the spread of COVID-19 and enhance the protection of citizens.

The interlocutors agreed that the most effective solution is vaccination, which has already begun in both countries.

Zelensky drew attention to the importance of solidarity distribution of certified vaccines. In turn, Van der Bellen reaffirmed his willingness to help accelerate Ukraine’s receipt of vaccines under the COVAX Facility.

"In my opinion, the most important thing is that this vaccine is effective and of high quality. The sooner Ukraine receives new batches of vaccines, the sooner vaccination will be carried out in our country," the Ukrainian president stressed.

Vaccination against coronavirus in Ukraine started on February 24.

According to Ukraine’s national vaccination plan, vaccination is voluntary and includes five stages. Medical personnel working in hospitals designated for treatment of COVID-19 patients are among those offered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as workers of mobile teams that carry out coronavirus vaccination.

As of March 12, 38,237 people received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ukraine.

On February 23, 500,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca (Covishield) vaccine, purchased at the expense of the state budget, were delivered to Ukraine.

The Health Ministry expects to receive another 1.5 million doses of the Covishield vaccine by March 31. In early March, 117,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are expected to be delivered to Ukraine as part of the global COVAX Facility.

At the end of 2020, Ukraine signed an agreement on the supply of 1.9 million doses of the vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech. On March 10, the Health Ministry approved a decision on the state registration of emergency medical use of CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac. The first batch of the vaccine is expected in the amount of 700,000 doses.

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