Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has allocated an additional 6.5 billion hryvnia (about 232.3 million U.S. dollars) for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines, Ministry of Finance reported on its website on Thursday, APA reports citing Xinhua.
So far, Ukrainian government has spent 11.4 billion hryvnia (about 407.4 million U.S. dollars) on vaccine purchase since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the ministry.
The ministry also added that the government plans to vaccinate 24 million people, or 70 percent of the adult population by the end of 2021.
The ministry said that the implementation of this plan will be a challenge for the Ministry of Health, since it requires almost 6 million shots of vaccine every month from May to December. Also, the Ministry of Health will need to ensure the receipt of almost 48 million doses of vaccines.
Earlier this month, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said that Ukraine had signed contracts for the supply of 22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
The number of COVID-19 cases has been growing in Ukraine over the past month against the backdrop of the vaccination campaign that started on Feb. 24.
As of Thursday, 1,903,765 COVID-19 cases and 38,658 deaths have been registered in Ukraine, while 1,453,766 patients have recovered, according to the health authorities
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