Ukraine will be able to receive vaccine doses for 20% of the population.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has held a phone call with his German counterpart Jens Spahn to discuss issues of clinical trials and access to COVID-19 vaccines.
"Ukraine is grateful to the European Union and Germany for their direct financial contribution and political support of the COVAX international initiative, thanks to which Ukraine will be able to receive vaccine doses for 20% of the population. However, over 30 million more people will need the vaccine [to be supplied] from other sources," the Ukrainian ministry's press service quoted Stepanov as saying on Facebook, September 10.
Therefore, Ukraine will be looking for other sources of supplies to vaccinate all risk groups.
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Spahn said the German side was pleased with bilateral cooperation. The minister also praised the implementation of rather ambitious healthcare reform in Ukraine.
Stepanov added he hoped that the dialogue between the Ukrainian and German health ministries would continue.