The Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Serhii Deineko was vaccinated against coronavirus infection COVID-19.

The Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Serhii Deineko was vaccinated against coronavirus infection COVID-19.

The vaccination took place during a working trip to the area of ​​the Joint Forces Operation at the 59th Military Mobile Hospital in Severodonetsk with the Indian-made Covishield (Oxford / AstraZeneca) vaccine.

By his own example, the Head of the border guard agency showed the need for vaccination, which will help overcome the pandemic.

“I want my subordinates to understand that I will be the first among the border guards,” Serhii Deineko said.

He urged his subordinates not to be afraid of the procedure and to be vaccinated against a dangerous disease.

“When there are doubts, when there are hesitations, the commander must be the first. I am sure that the rest of the border guards will see that there is nothing wrong with that and it is better to get vaccinated,” the Head of the agency added.

He noted that he Personally didn't fall ill with a Covid and therefore for him and those who also didn’t get sick, this is a way out – to receive a vaccine and not to fall ill.

It should be noted that among the staff of the State Border Guard Service a total of almost 4700 cases of COVID-19 were recorded. Currently, 269 people are still in treatment. Unfortunately, the disease took lives of 10 employees of the agency.

Along with the Head of the SBGS, the Luhansk Border Detachment servicemen were also vaccinated, in particular, the unit's commander Yurii Petriv and seven contract servicemen, including two women.

Before vaccination, everyone agreed to be vaccinated, they underwent the necessary examination – temperature, pressure and saturation were measured. At the end of the procedure, everyone felt good, as before the vaccination. All border guards noted that the procedure was painless.