If you have been in contact with a known COVID-19 positive case, you can be vaccinated after your quarantine is over.

Since the COVID-19 agent SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus, it is unknown how long the natural immunity gained from the disease will protect. However, some studies show that natural immunity against COVID-19 does not last long. There is no harm in vaccinating people who have had COVID-19 before. The immune response present in people vaccinated one month after having COVID-19 will enhance. It is recommended that these people be vaccinated by choosing one of the inactivated or mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

The level of immunity (natural immunity) that a person gains by having a disease varies according to the disease and the person. Since the COVID-19 agent SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus, it is unknown how long the natural immunity gained from the disease will protect. However, some studies show that natural immunity against COVID-19 does not last long. It is recommended that people who had COVID-19 should be vaccinated by choosing one of the inactivated or mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

Antibody testing for COVID-19 before or after vaccination is not required unless requested by the doctor for a specific reason.

There is no adverse effect of administering the COVID-19 vaccine to a person who is COVID-19 positive.

Vaccines do not have any effect on infertility.

Stopping a pandemic and continuing life as before is possible by using all resources together. In this sense, one of the most effective public health precautions is vaccination.

It usually takes several weeks to develop immunity against the disease after vaccination, and not everyone will develop the same level of immunity following vaccination. A vaccinated individual with immunity may infect someone else if s/he carries the virus. Therefore, all individuals must still wear a mask and observe social distancing and hygiene measures after vaccination. These rules should be followed until an announcement is made by the Turkish Ministry of Health otherwise.

According to the available data, hospitalization rates and the need for intensive care rates are much higher among non-vaccinated people. To prevent interpersonal transmission, it is necessary to ensure herd immunity. And to ensure herd immunity, a high percentage of the population needs to be vaccinated. The only way to ensure herd immunity to control the COVID-19 pandemic is to reach high vaccination rates globally and in our country. Vaccines commonly used in our country are inactivated (Sinovac) and mRNA (Biontech) COVID-19 vaccines. Widespread vaccination will also reduce the encounter of wild-type viruses and variants and prevent the emergence of new variants. Continuing to comply with mask, distancing, and hygiene rules after vaccination is also effective in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you have received your first dose of the vaccine abroad which is administered in Turkey, you can make the first dose of vaccine appointment and get your second dose in Turkey via the Central Physician Appointment System (MHRS web, MHRS mobile) or e-Nabız.
After you have been vaccinated in Turkey, you can give your petition including your request for the identification of the first dose you have had abroad in the e-Pulse system, and your information that can be reached for confirmation purposes, with your vaccination card written legibly attached, to the Provincial Health Directorate to be forwarded to the Turkish Ministry of Health General Directorate of Public Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases Department. If you submit a petition to our Provincial Health Directorates, your vaccinations will be evaluated by the commission and processed into the e-Pulse system.
If you have had both doses abroad with one of the vaccines administered in Turkey, you can give your petition including your request for the identification of the first dose you have had abroad in the e-Pulse system, and your information that can be reached for confirmation purposes, with your vaccination card written legibly attached, to the Provincial Health Directorate to be forwarded to the Turkish Ministry of Health General Directorate of Public Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases Department. If you submit a petition to our Provincial Health Directorates, your vaccinations will be evaluated by the commission and processed into the e-Pulse system.

COVID-19 vaccines do not contain microchips. Vaccines are developed to fight against disease and they do not have the ability to track our movements. Vaccines stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies against microbes/viruses in the body, exactly like it would if you were exposed to the disease. After getting vaccinated, you develop immunity to that disease, without having to get the disease first.

COVID-19 vaccines do not contain ingredients to create electromagnetic fields. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine does not cause an electromagnetic field in your arm or body. The videos published on the Internet do not reflect the reality. You can review the 12th and 26th questions in the Frequently Asked Questions section for more information about the ingredients of COVID-19 vaccines.

It is recommended that children 12 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination in the world and in our country.