Explaining that 3 inactivated vaccines have the highest protection last week, Minister Koca denied his previous statement with the words "3 doses of inactivated vaccine, 2 doses of inactive vaccine and 1 dose of mRNA vaccine are protected at a similar rate".
The Minister, who made two different statements about the vaccine in a week, garnered reactions. The Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, who made a statement after the Scientific Committee Meeting held on Wednesday every week, made different statements about the vaccine, causing comments that "The Minister is confused".
THE MINISTER IS CONFUSED
Every decision of the Scientific Committee Meeting held by the Ministry of Health every week is followed with curiosity by the public. Minister Fahrettin Koca, in a statement after the meeting, shares the decisions taken in the council with the citizens. While the citizens were following the statements about the vaccine carefully, the Minister Koca's two different statements about the vaccination caused the comments of the "Minister to be confused".
TWO DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS IN ONE WEEK
After the Scientific Committee Meeting held on Wednesday, August 11, Koca said, “The highest level of protection in our citizens with inactivated vaccines is in those with 3 doses of inactivated vaccine. The closest level of protection to this is in our citizens who have two doses of inactivated vaccine and a third dose of mRNA vaccine. However, the Minister, who made a statement on Wednesday, August 18, refuted his statement last week with the statement that "People who have received 3 doses of inactivated vaccine and 2 doses of inactivated and 1 dose of mRNA vaccine are protected at a similar rate". It was noteworthy that the Minister made two different statements in one week.
EUROPE FASCINATION REFLECTED IN THE VACCINE!
On the other hand, inactive (Sinovac) vaccine came to the rescue of Turkey, which was delayed in vaccine supply. Until an agreement was reached with BioNTech, a significant portion of citizens over the age of 50 had the Sinovac vaccine, while BioNTech was given the weight when the BioNTech vaccine arrived. While it is stated that Sinovac, which is a traditional vaccine, has high protection and less side effects compared to other vaccines, it is claimed that the reason for focusing on BioNTech is European admiration. While Minister Koca found the inactivated (Sinovac) vaccine to be highly protective last week, it is stated that the reason why he equated it with other vaccines this week is due to the European adoration members in the Scientific Committee.