Ukraine official: Vaccine distribution within COVAX should be proportional

The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines within the international COVAX mechanism, in our opinion, is not entirely fair for developing countries, Grygorii Osovyi, president of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU), said in an interview with Report’s Eastern Europe Bureau.

He noted that wealthier states solve these issues in their favor and practically buy all vaccines for their citizens: “Therefore, on the example of Ukraine, I can say that drugs come to us in small doses from various companies, which causes uncertainty for our citizens. People ask: Is it possible to combine vaccines from different manufacturers, will it harm the human body? Therefore, the approach to the distribution of vaccines within the COVAX program should be proportional - and this is our principled position.”