KYIV, Oct 16 – Ukraine, within the framework of the COVAX initiative, may receive vaccines from manufacturers AstraZeneca and Novavax, Deputy Minister of Health, Chief State Sanitary Doctor Viktor Liashko said during a press briefing in Kyiv on Friday.
"Ukraine will be provided with vaccines against coronavirus after their registration by manufacturers and WHO recharacterization. We are doing everything possible to make Ukraine one of the first to receive the vaccine. We entered COVAX, which unites 180 countries... 92 countries, including Ukraine, will receive the vaccine for free or below the market price. For these countries, AstraZeneca (the UK) vaccines will be used for 61 countries, and Novavax (the United States) for 92 countries," he said.
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