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The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has approved a list of organizations whose employees are subject to mandatory vaccination against COVID-19, according to the website of the Ministry of Health.

Employees of central executive authorities and their territorial bodies, local state administrations and their structural units, institutions of all levels of education, including extracurricular, institutions of specialized education, and scientific institutions, regardless of the type and form, are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 property, the ministry’s website said.

“Almost everyone who is hospitalized with COVID-19 is unvaccinated. This decision is designed to protect the life and health of Ukrainians, their loved ones, by creating a safe environment in educational institutions and establishments,” Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko said.