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Turkey starts COVID-19 booster shots

Turkey starts COVID-19 booster shots
04.11.2021 09:30
Turkey will start administering booster shots recommended for people vaccinated with two doses of Pfizer-BioNtech’s COVID-19 jab starting Thursday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced Wednesday.

Informs Daily Sabah, that in the post shared on his official Twitter account, Koca said that certain risk groups would get "reminder shots” starting with people whose second dose of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines was administered six months ago. Priority will be given to citizens above the age of 60 and then to those with chronic diseases. Other high-risk groups will be given booster shots in the third stage.

Koca stressed that everyone above the age of 60 and pregnant should get fully vaccinated.

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