Ukraine receives 50,000 Remdesivir vials for COVID patients in December – Lyashko
By mid-December, 50 vials of the drug, which has a crown in severe virus, had been installed in Ukraine.
This was announced by Health Minister Viktor Lyashko at a press conference in Kharkiv, a Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“The state bought Remdesivir and gave it to the region. We saw that Rdesivir consumption increased significantly during this wave compared to the wave that occurred in the spring. These operational purchases obliged us to make additional, now they will be carried out. According to the agreement, another 50,000 vials are expected to be delivered by December 15, which will be distributed among the regions, ”Lyashko said.
According to the director of the health department of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Maksym Khaustov, the region received Remdesivir, but some doctors or those already distributed to hospitals did not specify.
It is known that “Remdovirus disease” (Veklury) – developed by Gilead Sciences, Inc. The drug approved by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine for use as a stationary number is included in the group of risks with coronavirus disease, which are included in the risk group.
In Kharkiv, doctors and patients report that the drug is not enough. So, the director of regional infectious hospital Pavel Nartov on November 11 reported Mediathat there are no vials left in the hospital, but the region expects to supply 3,000 vials. Kharkiv residents on social networks reportedthat due to lack of drug in hospitals and growing demand, the price of the bottle increased to 3 thousand UAH.