CORONAVIRUS

President Erdogan receives third dose as Turkey’s vaccine shortage leaves key workers unjabbed

President Erdogan received his first dose of the Chinese-made Sinovac Covid vaccine in January
President Erdogan received his first dose of the Chinese-made Sinovac Covid vaccine in January
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Turkey’s President Erdogan has come under fire after revealing that he has received three doses of vaccine against the coronavirus, even as his country struggles to procure enough doses for key workers.

The leader received his first dose of the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine on January 14, and was one of the first people in Turkey to be vaccinated. He received a second Sinovac shot on February 11, and revealed this week that he had subsequently had a third dose on March 10. He did not confirm whether that was also Sinovac or the Pfizer-BioNTech jab, which Turkey has also procured.

Erdogan, 67, is believed to be the first world leader to admit to having had three doses, and said that he done so to test