Ukraine president says all vaccinated Ukrainians will receive 1,000 hryvnia

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker fills a syringe as a woman waits before receiving a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre located in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv, Ukraine November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said in a video statement that all Ukrainians who were vaccinated against COVID-19 would receive a 1,000 hryvnia ($38) payment.

Ukraine has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe and is grappling with its worst phrase of the pandemic, with deaths hitting a new daily record of 833 last week.

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