Number of COVID-19 jabs administered in Turkey tops 85M

More than 44.54M people have received 1st dose, over 33.58M fully vaccinated, according to Health Ministry

By Busra Nur Cakmak

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey has administered more than 85 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since launching a mass immunization campaign in January, according to official figures released on Tuesday.

According to the Health Ministry, over 44.54 million people have received a first dose and more than 33.58 million are now fully vaccinated.

Turkey has also given third booster shots to over 6.81 million people.

The data showed that 71.46% of the country’s adult population has received at least one dose of a two-shot vaccine.

Turkey on Monday expanded its intensive vaccination campaign to include everyone aged 15 and above, as well as children at least 12 years old who have a chronic disease.

Healthcare workers and other priority groups can now get a fourth vaccine dose, the Health Ministry announced.

People who have contracted COVID-19 will be eligible for vaccination a month after recovery, as opposed to the previous period of three months.

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