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This was said in a statement published on the Commission website.

"With this new €35 million assistance package the EU seeks to substantially increase access to vaccines in the Eastern Partnership region amid the global vaccine shortage, facilitating the vaccine sharing by the EU Member States and reimbursing the cost," the statement reads.

This assistance complements the EU's support to the COVAX initiative, the world's facility to ensure fair and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines, and work towards an equitable and transparent distribution of vaccines over the Eastern Partner countries.

It comes in addition to the first package of support worth €40 million, launched in February to immediately strengthen preparedness and local readiness for safe and effective vaccination of the population, in partnership with the World Health Organization.

“The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has put an unprecedented strain on people, health systems and economies worldwide. The Eastern Partnership is unfortunately no exception. The EU is determined to support our Eastern neighbours to speed up vaccination as this will be decisive for ending the pandemic and launching the socio-economic recovery of the region. We care for our partner,” Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi said.

As Ukrinform reported, 781 new coronavirus cases were registered in Ukraine on August 9.

A total of 6,678,726 doses have been administered in Ukraine since it launched a vaccination campaign, with 4,220,768 people receiving their first dose and 2,457,958 people receiving both doses (two people received their first dose abroad).

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