Under the agreement with COVAX, Ukraine expects to receive a batch of coronavirus vaccine twice as much as previously planned: 16 million doses instead of 8.

This was announced by the Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleg Nemchinov on the air of the Dom TV channel..

So, Nemchinov noted that in this way 8 million Ukrainians will be able to receive a free vaccination against coronavirus (with the calculation of two injections per person).

" Eight is the number of doses that need to be injected twice for 4 million citizens. Accordingly, 16 million doses - for 8 million citizens.

This is what Ukraine will receive under the COVAX mechanism, "

He recalled that the Ministry of Health approved the vaccination plan. According to him, first it is important to vaccinate citizens from risk groups - medical workers, the elderly and those who have concomitant diseases..

" And thus increase the so-called collective immunity "

Everything else, the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers added, remains in strategic directions in terms of Ukraine's fight against the pandemic, which have already been implemented in 2020.. This was reported by the "