ISTANBUL -- Turkey kicked off mass production of its homegrown COVID-19 vaccine Turkovac on Wednesday, after authorities gave emergency use authorization.
Vaccine administration will begin before the year ends, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
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Turkey says clinical trials have shown that Turkovac is more effective than China's Sinovac vaccine. (Anadolu Agency)
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