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Thousands of Vaccines Arriving in Republic of Cyprus to Combat Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Published February 24, 2026, 16:50
Thousands of Vaccines Arriving in Republic of Cyprus to Combat Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Ten thousand foot-and-mouth disease vaccines will be delivered to the Republic of Cyprus by Turkish Cypriots, following a shipment from the European Commission. This amount is part of the 500,000 doses sent to the Republic of Cyprus to support vaccination activities in areas where the Government does not have effective control. Leonidas Phylactou, the Greek Cypriot head of the bi-communal Technical Committee on Health, stated that 20,000 vaccines were requested and the remaining 10,000 will be delivered next week. In the occupied territories, the “Minister of Agriculture” Huseyin Cavus stated that cases of foot-and-mouth disease had been identified as early as December 2025 and accused the Cypriot authorities of failing to recognize the seriousness of the situation.