The prime minister sees widespread vaccination as the way out of the epidemic.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says COVID-19 herd immunity may be achieved in the country if the majority of the adult population of Ukraine get vaccinated.
"Next year, we plan to complete the vaccination of over 70% of the adult population, which makes it possible to develop herd immunity," he told the RBC Ukraine news agency in an interview.
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Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the majority of Ukrainians should be vaccinated against COVID-19 before Independence Day on August 24.