Turkey set to begin vaccinating people over 65 as Erdoğan receives second dose

Erdoğan receiving the first vaccine dose. (Photo: AA/File)

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Turkey will start on Friday administering the coronavirus vaccine on people aged 65 and above, the nation's health minister said.

"The vaccination for our citizens over the age of 65 begins tomorrow morning. The spouses of our citizens over the age of 65 can also be vaccinated if they are over the age of 60," Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter yesterday (February 11).

Meanwhile, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine yesterday.

On January 14, Turkey began a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus, starting with healthcare workers along with top officials to encourage public confidence in the vaccines.

It was followed by people over the age of 85 and then 75.

According to the Health Ministry's latest data, Turkey has vaccinated over 2.88 million people, including more than a million health workers, since the start of the vaccination drive.

The second dose of the vaccine is administered 28 days apart and those who recovered from Covid-19 will not be vaccinated in four to six months following their recovery. (EKN/VK)