Vaccination centers must operate throughout Ukraine – Shmyhal

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this during a conference call at the President’s Office on June 22, Ukrinform reports with reference to the president’s press service.

"Vaccination centers must operate throughout Ukraine. Therefore, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development has to contact the heads of those regional state administrations where such centers have not yet opened, and help speed up this process," Shmyhal said.

According to him, an active coronavirus vaccination campaign is underway in Ukraine, within the framework of which more than two million jabs have been made.

The prime minister also announced a decrease in the incidence of COVID-19.

Ukraine recorded 296 new coronavirus cases over the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,230,142.

As of June 22, 2,095,458 shots were given to people in Ukraine since the beginning of the vaccination campaign. In particular, 1,732,611 people received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 362,847 people completed the vaccination (received two doses).

According to Minister of Health Viktor Liashko, 2.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are currently available in Ukraine.

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