Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan will receive the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in late February - early March. This was stated by the representative of the headquarters for the fight against coronavirus Nurmat Otabekov.

As a reminder, on 17 February, Uzbekistan approved the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for mass vaccination of the population.

Uzbekistan plans to purchase 1 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine.

It should be noted that the order of the Ministry of Health primarily envisages the vaccination of persons over 65 years old, medical workers, persons with chronic diseases or registered with dispensaries, employees of the armed forces and law enforcement agencies, journalists, bloggers, workers of preschool and educational organizations, students, students abroad, and labor migrants.