Booster dose

They acknowledged that booster shots may eventually be needed for the general population if vaccine-induced immunity wanes even further

Turkey has administered over 101.45 million coronavirus vaccine jabs since the country launched an immunization campaign in January, indicated official figures released on Sept. 11.

Over 51.41 million people have gotten their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, while more than 40.15 million are fully vaccinated, the Health Ministry said.

The COVID-19 booster shot increases protection against the disease, the Turkish health minister said on Sept. 8.

class='cf'>

In a written statement issued after the virtual meeting of the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board, Fahrettin Koca said people who have received three shots account for less than 2% of overall coronavirus cases in Turkey.

The number of coronavirus vaccine jabs given in Turkey has exceeded 96.8 million since the country launched an immunization campaign in January, indicated official figures released on Saturday.

class='cf'>

Over 49.39 million people have gotten their first vaccine dose, while more than 38.15 million are fully vaccinated, the Health Ministry said.

The effectiveness of all vaccines remains very high - between 86 and 92% with different drugs, with all variants of the virus so far.

This was stated to BTV by the epidemiologist Dr. Petar Markov, a lecturer at the London School of Tropical Medicine.

A third dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who received two shots, according to findings published by the Health Ministry and cited by Reuters. The full details of the study were not released.

Israelis aged 40 and over will be able to receive coronavirus vaccine booster shots starting this weekend, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Aug. 19, as the country battles a spike in infections.

class='cf'>

It seems that this is the last effort to avoid a lockdown, and based on the new measures, The green pass system from August 18 will be valid almost everywhere. Just to remind you, Israel was the first country with the largest vaccinated population.

The United States rejected an appeal from the U.N. health agency on Aug. 4 for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, while China tightened overseas travel curbs after recording its highest number of infections in six months.

class='cf'>

Israel announced that the country would offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who have already been vaccinated.

The decision makes Israel, which launched one of the world's most successful vaccination drives earlier this year, the first country to offer a third dose of a Western vaccine to its citizens on a wide scale.