Erdogan Boasts He’s Got More Antibodies Than Putin
- ‘It’s very low,’ Turkish leader says when Putin reports result
- Erdogan demurs on Putin’s offer of Sputnik V booster shot
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Vladimir Putin broke two weeks of self-isolation to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan in person Wednesday, but the Turkish leader seemed unimpressed with the Russian president’s immunity to Covid-19, and his offer of a locally made booster shot.
“It’s very low,” was Erdogan’s response after Putin reported his antibody level (“around 15 or 16”), according to video broadcast on Russian state TV. Putin was describing the outbreak among dozens of his staff earlier this month that led him to shift from in-person meetings to videoconferences.