On Saturday, Egypt received 300,000 Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine doses as a gift from China, the Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed said in a statement.
Zayed added that the new shipment came with a seal, saying: “China’s aid for a mutual future,” as China already granted its vaccine to many countries to help them face the pandemic.
On 30 March, Egypt will receive 5.8 million doses of AstraZeneca over the coming three months., Zayed noted.
On his part, the Health Ministry’s spokesman Khaled Megahed said the new shipment will be examined at the Egyptian Drug Authority before it goes for the vaccination of the rest of the medical teams, the elderly, and people suffering from chronic diseases.
Egypt has already started its vaccination campaign in January, providing vaccines to thousands of doctors and medical workers as well as the sick people and the elderly who registered at the specialized website.
Megahed said on Saturday that the vaccination process is carried out in 40 health units nationwide.
Egypt’s Health Ministry affirmed that the Sinopharm vaccine was proven to be 86% effective in preventing the virus infection.
It was added that the vaccine has proven to be 99% effective in the production of antibodies, and 100% in preventing infections of the moderate and severe cases.
On 23 February, Egypt received 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, offered as a gift by the government of China.
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