Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghafar, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research will announce tomorrow the kicking off the clinical trials for locally-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine, "Covi-Vax," in a press conference.
It is worthy to mention that Egypt is currently manufacturing the Chinese "Sinovac" in cooperation with the Chinese authorities.
The deal was inked between the Chinese Embassy in Cairo, Sinovac cooperation, and Vacsera at the headquarter of the Egyptian cabinet in April.
Therefore, the state started producing the vaccine with the participation of Chinese experts. The locally manufactured vaccine went into a strict process of evaluation- 11 tests before it was approved.
Also, the early production of the vaccine went into eight-week studies to be compared to the original production of China.
Finally, Egypt succeeded in delivering the first one million locally manufactured Sinovac doses according to the agreement signed between Sinovac and Vacsera. They were distributed to all vaccination centres in Egypt as Sinovac was approved for emergency use on August 23.
Moreover, Sinovac approved its safety and effectiveness against Coronavirus based on the standards of the World Health Organization.
Furthermore, the state is also working on manufacturing Moderna, and Pfizer vaccines.
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