Turkey will soon start vaccinating

Friday 4 December The coronavirus death toll reached 14 129 last Wednesday, with 193 only for the day. This makes Turkey one of the most affected countries by the disease. Following this strong increase in deaths, the Health Minister Fahrettin Koca decided to start a vaccination campaign with the Chinese experimental vaccine CoronaVac. The country signed an agreement with the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech for a first shipment of 50 million doses by 11 December. Vaccination will then be performed the population in four steps, according to different degrees of priority, beginning with health personnel and people over 65. The vaccine will be administered free and in two doses. Meanwhile, Turkey is also developing its own vaccine. Début imminent de la vaccination Vendredi 4 décembre En Turquie, le nombre total de morts du coronavirus a atteint 14.129 mercredi dernier, avec 193 seulement pour ce jour. Cela fait de la Turquie l’un des pays les plus touchés par la maladie. Suite à cette forte augmentation des décès, le Ministre de la Santé Fahrettin Koca a décidé de commencer une campagne de vaccination avec le vaccin expérimental chinois CoronaVac. Le pays a passé un engagement avec la société chinoise Sinovac Biotech pour un premier envoi de 50 millions de doses d’ici le 11 décembre. Après cet envoi, la Turquie pourra commencer à vacciner la population en quatre phases, selon différents degrés de priorité, en commençant par les personnels de santé et les personnes de plus de 65 ans. Le vaccin sera administré gratuitement et en deux doses par personne. De son côté, la Turquie développe aussi son propre vaccin. Héléna Source : https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-turkey-europe-coronavirus-pandemic-3f05adee3fe5829554046b437fe67a53

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