Uzbekistan to receive 2 million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

AKIPRESS.COM - Uzbekistan will receive 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in May-June through COVAX program and 3.5 million doses of ZF-UZ-VAK2001 vaccine in April-June, Minister of Health Abdukhakim Hajibaev said.
Preparation for vaccination against Covid-19 nears completion, the Health Minister said.
"660,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 1 million doses of ZF-UZ-VAK2001 vaccine, which was developed by Chinese researchers in cooperation with Uzbek scientists, were delivered through COVAX program for vaccination of over 4 million people with high risk of Covid-19 contraction. Besides, 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will be delivered in May-June through COVAX and 3.5 million doses of ZF-UZ-VAK2001 vaccine will be delivered in April-June," the Health Minister said.
Uzbekistan is about to sign an agreement on purchase of 1 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine.
The Pharmaceutical Industry Agency is in talks now on purchase of additional doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.
It was announced earlier that mass vaccination will start since April 1 in Uzbekistan.