In Ukraine, they can offer the manufacturers of the vaccine against the coronavirus their services for transporting the drug to various countries on the "Mriya" plane in order to speed up the delivery of the vaccine to the country.
About this with reference to the head of the parliamentary committee on health of the nation, medical assistance and medical insurance, Mikhail Radutskyi reports "Ukraine 24".
According to him, the most powerful aircraft in the world can be equipped with special equipment to maintain a temperature of minus 70. According to Radutsky, if Ukraine delivers this vaccine to other orders received by manufacturing companies, it can appear in the country faster.
"We will ask to receive vaccines outside the queue, outside the quota," said the People's Deputy.
In particular, Radutskyi noted that according to the agreement signed by the government as part of the international initiative COVAX, Ukraine should receive the vaccine at the end of February - beginning of March.
He also noted that at the moment, through the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President of Ukraine, negotiations are being held with the presidents of the countries where the manufacturers are located in order to get this vaccine as soon as possible.
"The government is preparing a proposal for such manufacturers as Pfizer, BioNTech and AstraZeneca to use the Ukrainian "Mrya" to transport vaccines around the world," added Radutsky.
As a reminder, earlier ElitExpert wrote, what vaccines can Ukraine get according to the COVAX mechanism and how many drugs has the state reserved for purchase.
In addition, according to preliminary forecasts, Ukraine will be the first to receive the vaccine from the company Astra Zeneca. ElitExpert understood, What is this drug?
