The signing of the contract with the Russian Federation is being finalized, and soon you will have the Russian Sputnik V vaccine [against COVID-19] in Armenia; Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan said this in a conversation with reporters.

According to her, Armenia is currently working on two platforms to get a coronavirus vaccine. The first is the international COVAX platform, which aims to provide available vaccines to participating countries. In addition, bilateral negotiations are in progress with vaccine manufacturers.

The minister noted that the issue of choosing vaccines is decided as a result of the discussions of the professional group. Accordingly, specialists will advise on vaccines that have successfully passed all clinical tests and can be imported and used as part of the immunization program.

The official added that no one in Armenia will be mandatorily vaccinated against the coronavirus, everything will be done on a voluntary basis, but priority will be given to those in the high-risk groups.