A certain batch of coronavirus vaccines is expected to be available in Armenia as of March; Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan said this in a conversation with reporters.

According to her, at the moment, there are no respective contracts signed with vaccine manufacturers yet, and it is not known how much these vaccines will cost for Armenia. At the moment, as per the minister, all the proposed vaccines are being evaluated, and the dates for their import will be known in the near future.

"We expect to already have a certain batch as of March to start the [vaccination] process in stages," the minister said.

According to Avanesyan, the high-risk groups have been determined in Armenia, and those in these groups will be the first to get the opportunity to be vaccinated.

The minister added that about 15 people were vaccinated in Armenia with the Sputnik V vaccine that was received as a gift from Russia.