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Turkish-developed vaccine against Covid-19 to be ready by April: Erdogan

Published: 02 Jan 2021 - 04:34 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 07:03 pm
REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish-developed vaccine against COVID-19 will be ready for use by April.

Referring to the imported vaccines, Erdogan stressed the importance of starting vaccination process, saying that he believes that they will overcome an important obstacle in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic by starting vaccination.

On Wednesday, Turkey announced the arrival of the first batch of the Chinese anti-coronavirus vaccine in the country.