Clinical trials
Minister urges people to volunteer in studies for local vaccine
Turkey's health minister has urged the public to volunteer in studies for the development of the country's own coronavirus vaccine, Turkovac.
In the phase 3 trials, authorities are also giving the local jab candidate to volunteers as the booster shot.
Completed Vaccination Course Prevents Severe COVID-19 even when Infected with the Delta Variant
The completed vaccination course, with any of the EU-approved vaccines, provides a high level of protection against the severe course of the disease and death caused by SARS-CoV-2, including infection with the Delta variant of the virus. This was announced by the Bulgarian Ministry of Health.
Some 13 million people in Turkey still unvaccinated
Some 13 million people in Turkey have not yet got a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine even though they are eligible for the jab, with a little more than 58 percent of the country's whole population having been given at least two doses of the vaccine.
More than 7 million Britons already have a Third Dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
More than 7 million Britons already have a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Statistics show that in the last seven days alone, more than 2 million have received a booster vaccine. Health Minister Sajid Javid called on people who received an invitation for a third vaccine to take advantage of it as soon as possible to boost their immune system for the winter.
US authorizes Pfizer Covid vaccine for children 5-11
The United States on Oct. 29 authorized the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children aged five-to-11, paving the way for 28 million young Americans to soon get immunized.
Science Board to consider giving vaccine shots to children aged 5-11
The Turkish Health Ministry's Science Board will look into whether the COVID-19 vaccine could be administered to children aged between 5 and 11 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Advisory Committee recommended the Pfizer/BioNTech jab for this age group.
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Oct. 26 endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds.
"Confusing. The virus doesn't work until 10 p.m."
Namely, she is the first person to receive the "Sputnik" vaccine produced at the Torlak Institute. As she says, she feels good.
"I'm fine. I was at the clinic until half past 11, I examined 30 people... I didn't have any problems. I believed that there wouldn't be any," said Dr Grujicic.
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COVID-19 Booster Doses: Moderna Vaccine Approved
The European Medicines Agency has approved the administration of a booster dose of the Moderna vaccine.
The regulator concluded that booster doses could be given to individuals over 18 years of age at least six months after the second dose.
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Number of booster shots given in Turkey low, says expert
The number of daily booster shots given in Turkey is still too low, while the pace of inoculations for the first dose has also lost steam, an expert has warned.