Turkey begins Phase III trials of Chinese coronavirus vaccine

Turkey began final Phase III trials of an experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, the health minister Fahrettin Koca said.

“The first administration of the Sinovac vaccine was started with three healthcare workers at Hacettepe University, who volunteered to take part in the trials,” Koca told a news conference.

Koca added that Turkey continued its own attempts at developing a vaccine. He also said 63 more people had died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, and that there were 1,771 new cases.