Despite the open vaccination points in churches of a number of dioceses of the UOC, the chief state sanitary doctor of Ukraine Igor Kuzin accuses the UOC of “communication problems” regarding vaccines. He stated this in an interview with Glavkom.

“We notice this tendency, which concerns the Moscow Patriarchate. The main focus that is now in the Ministry of Health is targeted work with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches. A joint statement of this organization with the Ministry of Health about the need for vaccination has already been issued. confessions to their believers regarding vaccination. Vaccination centers began to be launched in the churches themselves, for example, in the UGCC. That is, other denominations are maximally involved in this campaign, including in remote villages. There are pilot projects: it is the churches in the regions that help, including in while investigating outbreaks of coronavirus disease. If we talk about the Moscow Patriarchate, we see problems with them in communication, “said Kuzin.

Recall that vaccination points are open at churches in a number of dioceses of the UOC, including in Zaporozhye, Odessa, and other dioceses.