In Ukraine, the number of hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19 has increased amid falling vaccination rates, Deputy Minister of Health, Chief Sanitary Doctor Igor Kuzin said on the national news telethon.

“We continue to register COVID-19 and cases that ended in death. During the last week, we are seeing a 14% increase in hospital admissions compared to the previous week. Over the past week, almost 3,000 Ukrainians have been hospitalized,” he said..

Covid patients over 60 die in most cases.

“COVID-19 still continues to circulate and claim lives, this contributes to the fact that the burden on the healthcare system continues to grow,” Kuzin said..

Coronavirus vaccination rates have plummeted largely due to security issues during the war, he said..

“Over the past week, about 47,000. vaccinations is quite low. People predominantly receive booster doses of vaccinations.. These are precisely those conscious citizens who come to vaccination points and receive a full course,” he said..

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Now, according to Kuzin, there is no shortage of vaccines in Ukraine. In addition, 125,000. doses for vaccination of children under 17 years of age.

“This vaccine is specific, it is exclusively a pediatric dosage, it was developed for children, it has undergone studies that have confirmed its effectiveness and safety.. First of all, children who have chronic diseases, children with cancer, after transplants, children who have severe concomitant non-communicable diseases should be vaccinated,” he said..

Kuzin stressed that the updated vaccine storage points are equipped with uninterruptible power supplies and stabilizers, which ensures their reliable storage..

By the way, in the first 20 days of December in China, about 250 million people (18% of the country's population) became infected with Covid-19.. This came amid a sudden lifting of restrictions that had kept the disease at bay for almost three years..