Patients of Ukraine, a clean government organization, accuses Minister Stepanov of handpicking Lekhim to distribute the Chinese vaccine

Patients of Ukraine, a clean government organization, accuses Minister Stepanov of handpicking Lekhim to distribute the Chinese vaccine, bypassing competitive procedures established by the state procurement agency, Medical Purchases of Ukraine. Other producers are “being blocked personally by Minister Stepanov,” Patients of Ukraine tells life.pravda.com.ua news site. Valeriy Pechayev, head of the Lekhim’s supervisory board, is a “close ally” of Raisa Bohatyriova, a former health minister, under former president Viktor Yanukovych, reports babel.ua news site.