President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke about the start of vaccination in Kazakhstan, reports zakon.kz.

I hope our citizens, who have no contraindications, will understand with understanding the importance and necessity of vaccination in the face of an unprecedented pandemic, he wrote on his Twitter page.

I hope that our citizens, who have no contraindications, will understand with understanding the importance and necessity of vaccination in an unprecedented pandemic.

— Qasym-Jomart Toqayev (@TokayevKZ) February 1, 2021

He recalled that on February 1, Kazakhstan began mass vaccination against COVID-19.

We use the world experience against epidemics, a vaccine is the only reliable means of overcoming a pandemic. All expenses for vaccination of citizens were borne by the state, the President noted.

On February 1, mass vaccination against COVID-19 began in Kazakhstan. We use the world experience against epidemics, a vaccine is the only reliable means of overcoming a pandemic. All expenses for vaccination of citizens were covered by the state.

— Qasym-Jomart Toqayev (@TokayevKZ) February 1, 2021