First stage of Covid-19 vaccination to be completed before Apr 25 in Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - The first stage of vaccination against coronavirus infection will be completed before April 25 in Kyrgyzstan, Minister of Health and Social Development Alymkadyr Beishenaliev siad.
75,000 people are expected to be vaccinated in the first stage.
75% of country population needs to be vaccinated in order to defeat coronavirus, the Minister said.
"We joined COVAX program, where we were offered 30,000 doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. But we had to reject the offer, since we do not have refrigerators supporting such ultra cold chain as -70°C. Then we were offered AstraZeneca vaccine, but some EU countries refuse from this vaccine now due to side effects. We are working on this too," the Minister said.
500,000 doses of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V will arrive in May-June as humanitarian assistance. Besides, 214 million soms (around $2.5 million) will be allocated for purchase of Sputnik V vaccine, the Health Minister said.
China provided 150,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine. This would be enough for vaccinaiton of 75,000 people, the Minister said.
"Sputnik V vaccine is much awaited by many people. If 30% of population are vaccinated by April-May, we won't fear the third wave then," Minister Beishenaliev stated.
Vaccination against COVID-19 started in Kyrgyzstan on March 29 and around 3,800 were vaccinated by the morning of April 14.