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A number of 208,800 doses of the Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) vaccine will arrive on Tuesday at the "Cantacuzino" National Institute for Medical-Military Research and Development, informs the National Coordinating Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination Activities (CNCAV).

Turkey is planning to start administering a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in July while hoping to fully inoculate 70 percent of the population by the end of September.

Turkey administered over 7.77 million doses, including first and second shots, of COVID-19 vaccines in the last seven days, according to official figures released on June 20.

In total, the country has given over 41.48 million doses since it launched a mass inoculation drive in mid-January.

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 20,345 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 16,680 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 766 of the Moderna vaccine, 571 of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 2,328 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Turkey has lowered the COVID-19 vaccination eligibility age to 30, the health minister announced on June 19.

"The age limit for vaccine appointments has been reduced to 30. People over 30 years old can make an appointment as of tomorrow," Fahrettin Koca wrote on Twitter.

Authorities are investigating if her death was connected to the vaccine

Turkey has administered more than 1.53 million coronavirus vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the country's health minister announced on June 19. 

"The number of vaccine doses have been shot until midnight is 1.53 million doses," Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.

Turkey has administered over 1.58 million shots of COVID-19 vaccines in the last 24 hours, the country's health minister announced on June 17. 

"Today, the 1.5 millionth dose of vaccine was administered at 09.43 p.m. Our vaccination squads delivered 82,232 vaccine doses in over two hours," Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.

Fireworks were set off in New York City and across the state to celebrate the fact that more than 70% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

This allowed the last restrictions to be lifted, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday.

In NYack County, many watched and thought of everything New York faced since the pandemic began more than a year ago.

Turkey administered more than 1.41 million coronavirus vaccine doses in the past 24 hours, breaking Tuesday's record, the country's health minister said on June 16. 

"As of midnight, 47,314 healthcare workers administered over 1.41 million vaccine jabs at 18,584 health centers," Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.