Mistrust in vaccines is widespread in Ukraine. Several years ago it led to an outbreak of measles and today it puts thousands in hospital with Covid-19.
Health minister Viktor Lyashko says 92 per cent of Covid-19 patients in Ukrainian hospitals are unvaccinated and the country could have a third fewer deaths every day if its vaccination rate matches the European average.
Ukraine has registered record coronavirus cases and deaths in recent weeks, and the government has imposed strict lockdowns and promoted vaccination in an attempt to fight back.
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