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‘22 million people need to have flu vaccine in Turkey’

COVID-19

‘22 million people need to have flu vaccine in Turkey’

According to Prof. Badur, there are 22 million chronically ill people aged over 65 and they need to be vaccinated against flu amid pandemic. However, Turkey’s annual number of flu vaccines has never exceeded 3 million since 2006.

26 October 2020

‘Vaccination is a right for public health’

ANTALYA MEDICAL CHAMBER

‘Vaccination is a right for public health’

Amid a shortage of flu vaccines and confusion about who can be vaccinated amid pandemic, the chamber has raised concerns that even a chronically ill 90-year-old might not be considered by the Ministry to be in “first-priority risk group for flu.”

23 October 2020

‘Government is single-handedly responsible for shortage of flu vaccine in Turkey’

TTB CHAIR KORUR-FİNCANCI

‘Government is single-handedly responsible for shortage of flu vaccine in Turkey’

Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Chair Korur-Fincancı has commented on the Ministry of Health’s policy on flu vaccine amid pandemic: “It must be provided free of charge without any differentiation based on risk. It is an obligation of the state.”

23 October 2020 Dilek Şen

Turkey's Health Ministry says flu vaccine is ‘trade secret’

Turkey's Health Ministry says flu vaccine is ‘trade secret’

Ahead of the flu season amid COVID-19 outbreak, main opposition CHP MP Bulut asked the Ministry of Health how many doses of influenza vaccine were ordered from companies and when. The Ministry has not given an answer as “it is a trade secret.”

28 September 2020