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Health care workers and people aged 50 and above will be eligible for a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Turkey

Health care workers and people aged 50 and above will be eligible for a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Turkey

Turkey approves 3rd vaccine dose for health workers, 50-year-olds.

“Our people and health workers will be able to choose any vaccine they want regardless of what they received in the previous two doses,” Koca said in a virtual press conference following a meeting with the country’s Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.

The minister also announced several changes to Turkey’s vaccination campaign, including shortening the period between doses and how soon a person who tested positive for COVID-19 can receive a jab.

“People who have tested positive for COVID-19 had to wait six months to become eligible for a vaccine. That period has now been shortened to three months,” Koca said.

“Following new scientific findings, the time period between the two doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been reduced from six weeks to four weeks,” he added.