Over 10 mn Turks have received two doses of vaccine
Friday - May 7, 2021 3:54 am ,
Category : HEALTH
Istanbul, May 7 (IANS) Over 10 million Turkish citizens have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as part of the ongoing nationwide vaccination program, the Health Ministry's data showed on Thursday.Turkey launched the program in mid-January with China's Sinovac vaccine and recently the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was included, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Last week, Turkish authorities also approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use.The government launched a full lockdown from April 29 to May 17 to curb the spread of the virus.
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Last week, Turkish authorities also approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use.The government launched a full lockdown from April 29 to May 17 to curb the spread of the virus.
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