Where We Are in the Covid-19 Vaccine Race: Eastern Europe and Beyond

Posted on February, 2021 | Videos

COVID-19 vaccination campaigns are now underway in many countries around the world, offering hope for a path out of the pandemic crisis. Yet the rollout process has differed widely across regions. How are countries in Eastern Europe, the Baltic region, and the Caucasus managing their vaccination efforts?

To explore this question, the FREE Network organized a webinar bringing together leading researchers and policy experts from across the region. The discussion focused on how different countries are approaching COVID-19 vaccination, the challenges they face, and the lessons that can be shared across borders.

Speakers

  • Iurii Ganychenko, Senior researcher at Kyiv School of Economics (KSE/Ukraine)
  • Jesper Roine, Professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE/ Sweden)
  • Lev Lvovskiy, Senior Research Fellow at the Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center (BEROC/ Belarus)
  • Michal Myck, Director of the Centre for Economic Analysis (CenEA/ Poland)
  • Natalya Volchkova, Director of the Centre for Economic and Financial Research at New Economic School (CEFIR at NES/ Russia)
  • Pavlo Kovtonyuk, Head of Health Economics Center at Kyiv School of Economics (KSE/Ukraine)
  • Sergejs Gubins, Research Fellow at the Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS/ Latvia)
  • Yaroslava V. Babych, Lead Economist at ISET Policy Institute (ISET PI/ Georgia)

Chair/Moderator

  • Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed during events and conferences are those of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect those of the FREE Network and its research institutes.