Vaccination efforts in Turkey: 335 thousand doses in a day

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Since January 26, 2021, the Health Ministry of Turkey has been sharing the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered across the country on a provisional basis with a regularly updated map.

According to the data shared by the Ministry, as of 7.45 p.m. on July 4, 335 thousand 183 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, either that of Sinovac or Pfizer-BioNTech, were administered in Turkey in 24 hours.

While the number of people who received the first dose was 35 million 889 thousand 368 in total, the number of people who received both doses was 15 million 663 thousand 209 in total. The total number of vaccine doses administered thus far was 52 million 620 thousand 485.

3rd doses administered

In Turkey, healthcare workers and the ones aged 50 and over are vaccinated with a third shot. The third dose is administered three months after the second dose of the vaccine was administered.

Since June 25, 2021, the COVID-19 vaccination appointment system has been open for people aged 18 and over.

No second dose

On the other side, the Ministry of Health has decided that the people who recovered from COVID-19 and whose first coronavirus vaccine shot was BioNTech will not be administered the second dose.

As reported by the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), the people who had the disease have been sent an SMS, saying:

"In line with the Science Board decision indicating that a single dose of a BioNTech vaccine will be enough for the ones who had the disease, your appointment for the second dose has been cancelled."

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Vaccination began in Turkey on January 13

The first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Turkey on January 13, 2021 and Health Minister Fahrettin Koca was the first person to receive the vaccine in Turkey. To date, Turkey has been giving the Sinovac and BioNTech jabs, and signed an agreement for the Sputnik V vaccine.

Nearly 3 billion doses in the world

According to the figures shared by the World Health Organization (WHO), 2,950,104,812 doses of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines were administered across the world as of July 1, 2021.

Vaccine doses administered in Turkey

July 4: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 35,889,368, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 15,663,209, The total number of vaccine doses: 52,620,495
July 3: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 35,753,619, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 15,566,679, The total number of vaccine doses: 52,285,309
July 2: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 35,572,605, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 15,443,073, The number of people who received the 3rd dose: 813,779, The total number of vaccine doses: 51,829,457
July 1: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 35,112,828, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 15,229,054, The total number of vaccine doses: 50,655,340

June 30: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 34,628,166, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 15,084,144, The total number of vaccine doses: 49,712,310
June 29: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 34,057,619, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 15,014,575, The total number of vaccine doses: 49,310,964
June 28: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 33,358,488, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,952,476, The total number of vaccine doses: 48,310,964
June 27: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 32,405,843, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,869,270, The total number of vaccine doses: 47,275,113
June 26: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 32,033,126, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,809,555, The total number of vaccine doses: 46,842,681
June 25: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 31,599,604, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,766,762, The total number of vaccine doses: 46,366,366
June 24: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 30,658,253, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,710,055, The total number of vaccine doses: 45,368,308
June 23: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 29,902,405, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,647,969, The total number of vaccine doses: 44,550,374
June 22: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 29,064,826, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,577,747, The total number of vaccine doses: 43,642,573
June 21: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 28,177,135, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,493,733, The total number of vaccine doses: 42,670,868
June 20: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 27,095,368, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,389,894, The total number of vaccine doses: 41,485,262
June 19: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 26,550,897, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,338,412, The total number of vaccine doses: 40,889,309
June 18: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 25,946,688, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,274,362, The total number of vaccine doses: 40,221,050
June 17: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 24,506,762, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,145,043, The total number of vaccine doses: 38,651,805
June 16: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 23,039,139, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 14,020,375, The total number of vaccine doses: 37,059,514
June 15: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 21,691,767, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,918,901, The total number of vaccine doses: 35,611,668
June 14: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 20,727,727, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,765,881, The total number of vaccine doses: 34,493,508
June 13: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 20,070,955, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,700,712, The total number of vaccine doses: 33,771,667
June 12: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 19,661,073, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,648,693, The total number of vaccine doses: 33,309,766
June 11: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 19,216,994, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,575,877, The total number of vaccine doses: 32,792,871
June 10: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 18,727,608, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,485,511, The total number of vaccine doses: 32,213,119
June 9: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 18,363,865, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,391,800, The total number of vaccine doses: 31,755,665
June 8: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 18,113,715, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,291,488, The total number of vaccine doses: 31,405,203
June 7: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 17,847,112, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,205,812, The total number of vaccine doses: 31,052,924
June 6: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 17,593,614, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,101,002, The total number of vaccine doses: 30,694,616
June 5: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 17,433,783,The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 13,008,113, The total number of vaccine doses: 30,441,896
June 4: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 17,280,804, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 12,906,728, The total number of vaccine doses: 30,178,532
June 3: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 17,040,027, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 12,788,515, The total number of vaccine doses: 29,828,542.
June 2: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 16,860,657, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 12,676,482, The total number of vaccine doses: 29,537,139.
June 1: The number of people who received the 1st dose: 16,669,103, The number of people who received the 2nd dose: 12,586,561, The total number of vaccine doses: 29,255,664.

(RT/SD)