KYIV, April 23 – It may take at least a year to launch the production of vaccines against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ukraine, even with the help of the technology transfer mechanism, Executive Director of the Farmak pharmaceutical company (Kyiv) Volodymyr Kostiuk said.

"We conduct consultations, involve experts. We said back in the summer: the best tactic and strategy for obtaining a vaccine is a transfer of technology. There were candidates for the Ukrainian vaccine, they wanted to involve us there, but we rejected these proposals, because we understand how it is difficult, expensive and risky to develop our own vaccine. Then we proposed a technology transfer mechanism. Now we have returned to this idea and, with the support of the Ministry of Health, are trying to find a partner for technology transfer," he told journalists on Thursday.