Kyrgyz government promises arrival of Sinopharm and Sputnik V vaccines in nearest time

AKIPRESS.COM - Some 150,000 doses of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine and 80,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine will arrive in Kyrgyzstan in the nearest time, Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov said at the government meeting on COVID-19 situation.
The Prime Minister tasked line government agencies to control timely arrival of vaccines into the country.
Maripov ordered to accelerate work on delivery of coronavirus vaccines and to step up the pace of vaccination.
The Ministry of Health said earlier 150,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine will be delivered to Kyrgyzstan before the end of May.
Kyrgyzstan received 150,000 doses of Sinopharm, 5,000 doses of Sputnik V as humanitarian assistance. The government purchased 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines. Around 1% of population of the country received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine.