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Azerbaijan to begin vaccinations next week, to use Chinese shot, says govt

Published January 15, 2021
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Azerbaijan will begin vaccinating its population against Covid-19 next week using a vaccine developed by China, Reuters reported, quoting government spokesman Ibrahim Mammadov.

He did not disclose which Chinese vaccine would be used but said it would be the same one as Turkey had acquired. Turkey is using shots developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd

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