Opened vials of vaccine at hospitals have gone to waste when doctors and nurses declined shots, news media have reported. In a country of 42 million, just over 23,000 people have received a dose.
Author: Maria Varenikova
In Vaccine Geopolitics, a Great Game Played With Ukrainians’ Health
Blocked from obtaining vaccines from the United States, its putative ally, and taunted in Russian propaganda, Ukraine turned to China.
Battling Wildfire and Pandemic, Ukraine Faces a New Foe: Landmines
The blaze is setting off mines and other ordnance littering the war zone in eastern Ukraine, hampering already dangerous firefighting and evacuation efforts.
On Ukraine’s Border, the Coronavirus Ends a Hasidic Pilgrimage
After days of pleading to enter Ukraine despite virus travel restrictions, some pilgrims sang the country’s national anthem, to no avail. Most turned back on Friday.
Covid Strands Hasidic Pilgrims on Ukraine-Belarus Border
Hundreds of Jewish pilgrims seeking to travel from Belarus to Ukraine to visit the grave of a revered rabbi were barred from entering because of virus restrictions.
Mothers, Babies Stranded in Ukraine Surrogacy Industry
Virus travel bans are wreaking havoc on surrogacy agencies that help same-sex couples build families.
Ukraine’s Backlog of Babies Born to Surrogates Begins to Ease
Eleven foreign couples, previously barred by coronavirus restrictions, have entered the country to meet their newborns. But births are still outpacing pickups.
Chernobyl Wildfires Reignite, Stirring Up Radiation
Wildfires are common in the so-called Zone of Alienation around the abandoned Chernobyl plant. A larger-than-typical fire is stirring up radiation, though levels remain normal in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.