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Erdogan Received the Vaccine Produced by China’s Sinovac Company

January 14, 2021

By Αssociated Press

Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives a shot of the COVID-19 vaccination, a day after Turkish authorities gave the go-ahead for the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China s Sinovac Biotch Ltd., in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives a shot of the COVID-19 vaccination, a day after Turkish authorities gave the go-ahead for the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China s Sinovac Biotch Ltd., in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received the vaccine produced by China’s Sinovac company.

He announced it on messaging apps in a bid to encourage others to get the shot, adding a smiley face emoji. He called on other political leaders and legislators to get inoculated to set an example.

An image shared by his office showed Erdogan getting the shot with the sleeve of his black t-shirt pulled up.

Turkey rolled out its vaccination program against COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after Turkish authorities gave the green light for the vaccine’s emergency use.

Some 256,000 health care workers received shots on the first day of the inoculation program. Erdogan said he expects a Turkish-developed vaccine to be available in May.

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