Pfizer vaccine will soon be used in Ukrainian mass vaccination centers. It will be available to everyone, but priority will be given to the elderly and people with concomitant diseases. About this on Monday, July 12, сообщили at the Ministry of Health.
"Ukraine expects to receive about 1 million doses of the Comirnaty / Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 by the end of July, so this vaccine has been made available to the general public," the message says.
Also in Ukraine, vaccination centers use the CoronaVac vaccine from Sinovac Biotech.
Those who received the first CoronaVac vaccination at these centers will be able to receive a second dose at the same centers or vaccination points.
Deputy Minister of Health, Chief State Medical Doctor of Ukraine Igor Kuzyn reminded that according to the latest studies, the CoronaVac vaccine demonstrated 83,5% effectiveness in preventing symptomatic diseases of COVID-19 and 100% effectiveness in preventing hospitalization and death.
In the vaccination centers, vaccination with the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine is also continued for those who received the first dose of this vaccine of any manufacturer (Covishield, AstraZeneca-SKBio), the Ministry of Health added.
