The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Turkey began on 14 January 2021. , people have received their first dose, and people have been fully vaccinated. Also, people received their third dose.
The population of Turkey is approximately 83 million, thus 63% of the population is fully vaccinated.
Effect of vaccine
In January 2021, new COVID-19 cases in Turkey were at . Then, in April 2021, they rose to . However, due to the vaccine rollout, cases dropped to in July 2021.
Public perception of vaccine
Through a study done on the population of Turkey's perception of the COVID-19 vaccine, it was shown that only 62.7% of participants had a positive perception of the vaccine. Specifically, people with previous experience with COVID-19, people with bachelor's degrees or higher, and people with experience with influenza vaccines were more likely to have a positive perception of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, older people were more likely to have a negative perception of the vaccine.
Vaccines on order
There are several COVID-19 vaccines at various stages of development around the world. Turkey currently uses 4 different vaccines.