Turkey's COVID-19 board recommends 16 as new vaccination age limit
By Trend
As the Cabinet prepares to convene on Monday to discuss the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top board advising the government on the pandemic recommended lowering the vaccination age limit to 16. Sabah newspaper reported that members of the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board of the Health Ministry suggested the lower age in a recent meeting, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.
The recommendation comes as Turkey plans to resume in-person education in September for millions of students and teachers. The minimum age for the vaccination program is currently 18.
A decision will be made on whether to lower the vaccination age after the Cabinet meeting, which will be presided by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The board’s recommendation follows the example of other countries that have gradually approved the vaccination of the children as young as 12.
Turkey has administered more than 83.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines since it began its vaccination program in January. The number of people who have received both doses of the vaccine exceeded 32.8 million on Sunday.
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