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For the vaccine.
Over 65 years old CITIZENS will be vaccinated after health workers and other key workers.
Where do ex-pats who pay for government health with residency permit go in the queue, probably after the karpaz donkeys.

There won’t be any rush to vaccinate us “money cows”. So keep wearing your masks people, cause god forbid when all the citizens have been vaccinated, and the virus is still among us. We will be blamed for for spreading it around..

Are you sure it is just for citizens? There has been confusion before in the translation from Turkish to English saying citizens, when it means people who live here, as in citizens and residents.

It definitely states CITIZENS .
They have to apply by e-mail.

Yes I get that, but not too long ago, there was a thing about free Covid tests for citizens in Girne, and it was actually for all staying here, not just citizens.
I did read that over 65's have to apply by email, but am not in that category yet. However, if I was, I would be applying.

If anyone needs the email address it is Covid.asitshd@gmail

Got if from this article https://www.yeniduzen.com/65-yas-ustune ... 36000h.htm

Well I’m over 65, own my own property, have an email address, telephone number and am a Resident with local health insurance. So will apply and let you now how it goes.

Copied from the Ex Pats Consultancy Service FB page.

"Expats over 65 with residence permits
If you wish to apply for the vaccine, we would suggest that you register at the e mail address below. The Minister of Health has not made it clear whether or not those with residence permits will be classed as "citizens" and therefore eligible.
If you apply and are rejected, please let us know and we will make a submission free of charge asking why you cannot have it.
Please email the address below with your passport ID , copy of your residence permit, telephone number and address details
covid.asitshd@gmail.com"

Thank you Dap and CW

dap2410 wrote: ↑

Sat 16 Jan 2021 4:09 pm

Well I’m over 65, own my own property, have an email address, telephone number and am a Resident with local health insurance. So will apply and let you now how it goes.

Please let us know when you get a response
I am in the same position as you. Good luck.

I'm reading that they are delaying the roll outOf sinovac I n China because if lack of data .....but they have already given it to 10 million citizens.....

Reyntj wrote: ↑

Sat 16 Jan 2021 4:39 pm

I'm reading that they are delaying the roll outOf sinovac I n China because if lack of data .....but they have already given it to 10 million citizens.....

Well that should get the data I suppose!

I contacted a clinic on Facebook to see if at some point it will be available to get the vaccine privately and I had this answer:

‘Unfortunately our doctors only answering medical questions, this is rather a government/ ministry related questions.

If you are over 65 and have a residency and health insurance you are eligible to apply for Sinovac vaccine in coming days, however healthcare workers and citizens will be prioritised’

I wouldn’t be surprised though if over the coming weeks it will be available in the private hospitals

Interesting ljarvo. I can understand healthcare workers being prioritised, but it makes no sense to differentiate between citizens and residents, unless they know something that we don't.

I too have applied by email so will update as and when I hear anything.

Laura B wrote: ↑

Sun 17 Jan 2021 9:02 am

I too have applied by email so will update as and when I hear anything.

Thanks in advance .

In the past it has been said (can't recall where) that 'Citizens' in reality means people rather than the understanding we have of it. A reply by email from those who have applied will no doubt make it clearer. It is obvious to most people that the need is to vaccinate as many as possible as soon as possible as the virus cannot tell if the person is a citizen or an ex pat.

Yes, I have applied, will be interested to see if, and when, I receive a reply.

I have also applied.

What has everyone actually put in their application please so I can do the same.

As they asked, passport copy, resi permit copy, telephone number and address.

Thanks Laura B.
For all you ones over 65, apply is my way of thinking. Then the govt/health people have an idea of how many they have to deal with, before they get to dealing with "next on the list of priorities".

Laura B wrote: ↑

Sun 17 Jan 2021 1:44 pm

As they asked, passport copy, resi permit copy, telephone number and address.

Many thanks.

Application’s submitted, ready for rejections - lol. Then again, if you don’t ever try.....

I don't know why you feel you are going to be rejected Waddo...am sure that you will be in a queue. Is there a sarcasm emoji?

alphamike - if there was such a thing as a sarcasm emoji then almost every ex service persons posts would display it, the military, police and other public services use sarcasm as humour - or at least they did until humour was banned along with free speech - and a defence mechanism as well. The nearest I can get to the elusive emoji is to add - lol - at the end.

To be honest I don’t think we will be rejected but I do feel that we should be placed on a separate list that would be dealt with once all TC citizens who wish to be vaccinated have been dealt with.

Having just viewed the on-line application form for “Citizens” who wish to have the vaccination, as there is no provision for residency or passport information but only a space for Identity Number, I consider it highly likely and right that the Government is looking after its citizens first. The application form can be found at COVIDKTBMO.ORG should you be interested.

waddo, the covidktbmo.org gets me nowhere. Nor can I find anywhere were it says they want, copy of passport, residency etc. Maybe I'll have to read C2D in greater details. I just sent basic details to the email address printed in C2D.

Sorry Waddo, just realised I used the wrong sort of i.

Gave up in the End. Wasn't able to register date of birth. No matter what I tried, the only thing to come up was NaN/NaN/Nan.

Sophie, I have just edited my post and changed the address to all capitals! For some reason it will not work by just taping on the link in the post. To get to the online form just put the URL into your browser search in capitals and hit enter - it should then take you straight to the on line form. Of course, unless you have an ID number it is of no use anyway - lol. You never know, the powers may change it yet!

I am NOT a number!

Chriswright03 - errmm 03?

waddo wrote: ↑

Mon 18 Jan 2021 10:09 am

Chriswright03 - errmm 03?

For some reason I have been able to fill in the online form.
Accepted straight away and even asked if I wanted to apply for someone else.

It says that Sinovac is only 50.38% effective. If in the future you want to travel or could travel would it be accepted by the country you are travelling to as acceptable?

The data was taken when the stage 3 numbers where used from the stats where the vaccine was given to high risk peaple.
If it was given to medium risk then the figure would increase.

13roman58, what did you put in the ID number box please?

waddo wrote: ↑

Mon 18 Jan 2021 11:47 am

13roman58, what did you put in the ID number box please?

My passport number as it is on my residency form.

Thanks for that. Let us know if it proves a success please. We have sent the application via email already and now a bit reluctant to duplicate the effort with an attempt at the online form. I think the Gov will have enough problems sorting it all out anyway. Good luck.

Yes my feelings too Waddo. But at least at looks as if the application form is for ''us'' as well. Well done 13roman58. Do let us know if/when you hear anything.

sophie wrote: ↑

Mon 18 Jan 2021 9:14 am

Gave up in the End. Wasn't able to register date of birth. No matter what I tried, the only thing to come up was NaN/NaN/Nan.

Just submitted it for my husband, the dropdown menu for DOB is hilarious (hemlock for August lol) when it does auto translate. It did put NaN/NaN/NaN in the DOB field when I entered his birth date but that can be deleted and the correct DOB in the format dd/mm/yy was accepted or Turkish can be selected as language if your device does auto translate, as shown in picture below.

Thanks, will have another go then. Have you checked out the some of the other translations for months etc. They are so funny, although Hemlock is priceless isn't it? If they take eldest first rather than alphabetical then at least one of us will be doing well. Could just as well be the towns or which Mayors vote for which party, who knows?

Ha Sophie did you see the place you live ‘Scaffold’??? and I had to complete the form via the Turkish link because the English one had missed of the month of December, which is both our birthdays!!

You couldn't make it up could you?

Used the form successfully for me and my wife. Thanks for posting Waddo.

The ministry of health have just published this new Web address for vaccine applications but those done by email and old Web address are still valid.

New announcement for vaccination applications from the Ministry of Health
HEALTH 18 January 2021 - 22:41

The TRNC Ministry of Health announced that citizens aged 65 and over who want to vaccinate can apply for the Covid-19 vaccine by filling out the form at http://asi.covid19.saglik.gov.ct.tr.

The Ministry of Health emphasized that all applications made by e-mail and via the web address published yesterday are valid, but new applications will be accepted via http://asi.covid19.saglik.gov.ct.tr.