Published 18 Jan,2021 via Hürriyet Daily News - Turkey plans to start vaccinating nearly 90,000 residents and workers at care and nursing homes and disabled care facilities against COVID-19 this week, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.
Authorities are also hoping to complete administering the first dose of the virus jab to the country’s more than 1 million health care professionals this week.
Health care workers started to receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac developed by Chinese firm Sinovac on Jan. 14 immediately after the country’s official drug and medical equipment body approved the injection for emergency use.
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