Booster shot cuts hospitalizations 6 to 7-fold: Turkish minister

Health chief calls China's Sinovac effective, but urges people to get 3rd dose

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A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine at the Sancaktepe Sehit Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. © Reuters

SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei staff writer

VAN, Turkey -- A third dose of a coronavirus vaccine decreases the hospitalization rate by 6 to 7 times compared to those who have just received two Sinovac Biotech shots, Turkey's health minister announced Thursday.

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