At the end of October, the Ministry of Health disposed of 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which had expired. Reported by LIGA. net.

The department clarified that as of November 1, about 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines remained in Ukraine, the expiration date of which ended on October 31. They were removed from vaccination points and centers.

The Ministry of Health added - the exact number of overdue doses will be known after recalculation of drugs in the region.

Currently, hundreds of thousands of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are available in Ukraine, the expiration date of which will expire in a few weeks.. The Ministry of Health writes that they will be used for vaccination as the first and second doses.