Ukraine Plans Mandatory COVID-19 Shots for Some Jobs

Employees use disinfectant while cleaning the Ukrainian lawmakers' working places in the session hall of parliament in Kiev, Ukraine on March 19, 2020. Stringer/Reuters

KYIV—Ukraine is planning compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations for some jobs, including teachers and employees of state institutions, and local governments, Health Minister Oleh Lyashko said on Wednesday.

The new requirements would be introduced after a final decision by the ministry in coming days.