Vaccination

Scientists are debating whether or not to provide an additional dose of the Covid-19 vaccination to members of vulnerable groups in the fall.

The number of registered new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours is 25, shows the data published in the Unified Information Portal. They were detected using 1,428 tests, which means that the proportion of positive tests is 1.75%.

No deaths were recorded, the death toll remained unchanged at 38,436.

Some 86 percent of measles cases in the country have been recorded in Istanbul, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said, reiterating that though the number of cases is increasing, it is not at an epidemic level.

Following a large-scale study conducted on the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Türkiye, experts have stressed that some 58 percent of individuals who developed serious illnesses were unvaccinated.

The results of one of the largest studies in the country showing the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine were announced.

The confirmed new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 40, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

1,735 tests were carried out, which means that the proportion of positive results is 2.3 percent.

One patient with confirmed coronavirus infection died.

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 60, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

1,782 tests were carried out, which means that the proportion of positive results is 3.36 percent.

Three patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

Amid rising concerns over increasing measles cases in the country, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has refuted recent media reports claiming deaths resulting from measles in the country, stating that the allegations are baseless and do not reflect the truth.

A total of 46 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the last 24 hours, according to data published on the Unified Information Portal.

They were detected with 1,332 tests, which means that the proportion of positive tests is 3.45%.

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Istanbul hospitals have recently been faced with an alarming increase in measles cases amid the rising anti-vaccination movements, while if the measles vaccination rates fall below 95 percent, an epidemic might outbreak, an expert has warned.

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 80, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

2,134 tests were performed, which means that the proportion of positive results is 3.7%.

One patient who was not vaccinated lost the battle with the coronavirus.