Health ministry discloses price of COVID-19 vaccine for Ukrainians

Ukraine hopes to get 8 mln doses of the vaccine / REUTERS

Ukraine's Health Ministry says that the price of one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for Ukrainians will be US$7, and two doses are needed for proper vaccination.

Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko made this announcement on TV Channel Ukraine 24.

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"One dose of the vaccine through the COVAX Facility could cost US$7 for Ukraine. Proper vaccination – two shots – [will cost] US$14," he said.

According to Liashko, the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) will allocate about 8 million doses of the vaccine to Ukraine, and the Health Ministry will be able to buy another batch of the vaccine at a special price.

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