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.