The first shipment of coronavirus from China arrived in Turkey. Vaccines have been initially purchased for 3 million people. The vaccine arrived in Ankara from the Chinese capital, Beijing, on a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777.
Turkish Health Minister Farhatin Koka said the vaccination work would begin after a 14-day test. As soon as the vaccine trials are completed, doctors and medical staff will be vaccinated first, followed by the elderly.
The Turkish government has decided to buy 50 million corona vaccines. According to the Turkish Health Minister, an agreement has been reached for the purchase of a vaccine jointly developed by German biotech and American company Pfizer. An additional 30 million vaccines will arrive in Turkey in January and February, after which the process of vaccinating the public will begin.
The death toll from the coronavirus in Turkey has so far exceeded 20,388, while corona cases have exceeded 2 million.
