Turkish Cypriot health authorities have received the first 20,000 COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese Pharmaceutical Sinovac, through Turkey but won’t accept EU vaccines from the Cyprus government.
Announcing the arrival of the vaccines on Thursday, the head of Turkish Cypriot health services Ali Pilli, said the north’s vaccination program will begin on Friday with the inoculation of 5,000 health workers, regardless of where they are stationed.
In comments to Turkish Cypriot online media outlet HaberKibris, Pilli said that following the...