Former Minister of Health of Ukraine: the initiative on payments will not solve the problem of vaccination will not address major problems in the vaccination campaign for older people. The content of the initiative was criticized by the former Minister of Health of Ukraine Maxim Stepanov, reports the Telegram channel “Strana.ua” … The former official explained that older people do not visit entertainment venues and gyms as often, and the realities of their lives are somewhat different.
“Someone has seen enough films about how pensioners spend their holidays abroad, and what they can do afford it. In Ukraine, everything is different, “- Stepanov emphasized the insolvency of the authorities' idea.
The ex-minister added that for older people, housing and communal services and medicines are more relevant items of expenditure that should have been included in the list. Stepanov admitted that Zelensky's initiative is more likely to support creative industries in Ukraine than to stimulate risk groups to vaccinate.
On November 15, Zelensky said that citizens of the country who received two vaccinations against coronavirus will receive a thousand hryvnia from the state ( about 38 dollars, or 2.7 thousand rubles). The politician said that for this money it will be possible to purchase a subscription to a gym or fitness club, visit a cinema, theater, museum, concert hall or exhibition center, or buy a ticket for traveling within the country. You will not be able to cash out payments.