President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a conference call on Monday instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to prepare a separate program to pay 1 thousand UAH within the program "єPidtrimka" for Ukrainian citizens aged 12-18 who have undergone a full course of vaccination against COVID-19.

"The President has instructed the government to develop a program for paying 1 thousand UAH to minors who have been vaccinated against COVID-19," the Presidential Office said in a statement.

It is specified that during the meeting the Prime Minister Denis Shmygal, said that already more than 6.7 million Ukrainians have applied for 1 thousand UAH assistance from the state within the program "єPidtrimka".

The OP added that at the moment the procedure for introducing the category of "medicine" for fully vaccinated people over 60 years old is being developed.