YEREVAN. – At night, Armenia received the first batch of Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, just like the AstraZeneca vaccine, it also will be used in order to vaccinate the high-risk groups, and preference will be given to the medical staff of COVID centers, patients with chronic diseases, and people over 65. The Minister of Health, Anahit Avanesyan, told reporters about this on Thursday.

According to her, the conversations with the directors of Yerevan and provincial dispensaries have shown that the country’s population is quite interested in the coronavirus vaccine.

The minister added that although all COVID-19 vaccines are sold in small batches to countries and they are very difficult to obtain, the Armenian state is doing its best to include other groups of people in this vaccination process.