January 28 According to a report by Turkey’s Anadolu News Agency on the 28th, more than 1.5 million people, including front-line medical staff, have been vaccinated since Turkey launched a national vaccination plan using the coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Koxing Biotechnology.
Turkish health officials said that the vaccination plan has been going well since it was launched on January 14.
At present, Turkey has begun to provide Kochen vaccine for people aged 75 and above, and people aged 80 and over who live at home or in nursing homes have completed the vaccination.
In addition, pharmacy staff and college students are also vaccinated.
According to previous reports, Turkey received the first batch of Kochen vaccines at the end of December 2020, and the second batch arrived on January 25.
Senior government officials such as Turkish President Erdoğan, Vice President Oktay and Health Minister Koja have all been vaccinated against the Chinese vaccine.