On Tuesday, Hossam Hosny, the head of the scientific committee for combating COVID-19 in Egypt, said that all COVID-19 vaccines in Egypt are safe and effective, continuing that Delta variant has been detected in Egypt.
During an interview aired on CBC on Tuesday, Hosny expressed that giving vaccinated persons a third vaccine dose is still under study, and it is expected to be given six months after being fully vaccinated.
The official highlighted that there are five vaccines in Egypt for securing persons against the virus alongside a new vaccine to be added, continuing, that the latest updates added to COVID-19 treatment protocols are not linked to the Delta variant.
However, those updates were added after new studies and researches conducted on new effective COVID-19 treatments.
It is worthy to mention that Egypt will receive 5.2 million doses of ‘Pfizer’ and ‘Moderna’ COVID-19 vaccines in early September, according to the Ministry of Health spokesperson.
He added that the 2nd shipment of the ‘Johnson & Johnson’ vaccine will arrive in Egypt within two days.
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