Uzbekistan plans to vaccinate up to 60% of the population against coronavirus by June 2021, the first deputy director of the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare Botirjon Kurbanov stated as the online symposium "New scientific data on coronavirus infection COVID-19".
He added said that several measures were currently being taken in Uzbekistan to organize vaccinations against coronavirus. “Now we are waiting to see who is register effective vaccines, and secondly, who will start selling vaccines,” Botirjon Kurbanov said.
He also noted that at the moment the Uzbek authorities are also negotiating with private companies for the purchase of vaccines. “As soon as we get the vaccine, we will start vaccinating.
In August, Uzbekistan joined the World Health Organization's vaccination program - an international mechanism for the development and distribution of a vaccine against the COVAX coronavirus. Also, the Minister of Innovative Development Ibrokhim Abdurakhmanov said in early November, it is planned to test vaccines from China, Russia, Europe and the United States in Uzbekistan.
