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Historical day: Turkey to start first COVID-19 vaccination
Health
- 16 September, 2020
- 11:20
Today, the first coronavirus vaccine will be given in Turkey, Report says, citing CNN Turk.
According to the report, the Chinese-made drug is planned to be injected 1,200 to 1,300 medical workers in the next ten days.
Turkey will send the results to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 14 days. The country plan to give it to 13,000 people with chronic diseases in the future.
In addition to China, 10,000 people have been vaccinated in some nations, including Brazil, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.
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