U.S. will continue to help Ukraine fight COVID-19 - embassy

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has welcomed the delivery of two million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Ukraine and said the United States would continue to provide assistance to the country.

According to Ukrinform, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine announced this on its Twitter account.

"Proud to announce the arrival of 2,000,040 doses of U.S.-produced Moderna vaccines donated to Ukraine via COVAX," the tweet reads.

The embassy said the United States would continue to support Ukraine and do all it can "to build a world that is safer and more secure against the threat of infectious disease."

Ukraine on July 18 received 2,040,040 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company Moderna.

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