In order to ensure the implementation of Armenia's chickenpox vaccinations in 2024, the Ministry of Health had announced a respective procurement procedure—but without setting an estimate price—back on November 17, 2023.

As a result of the purchase procedure, on January 9 of this year, a contract was signed with the participant who submitted the only price offer: the unit price at 24,000 drams.

According to the procurement plan of the Ministry of Health, the unit cost of the chickenpox vaccine was set at 10,000 drams. But within six months after signing the contract, it was terminated on the basis of non-allocation of the respective financial resources.

Currently, in order to ensure Armenia's phased implementation of chickenpox vaccinations, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention has organized a procurement procedure, as a result of which the winning unit price for the chickenpox vaccine has been set at 14,500 drams.

There is now a need to redistribute and obtain chickenpox vaccines by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the 2024 national immunization schedule requirements for pre-draftees and draftees. As a result, redistribution in the amount of 600 million drams is planned.