Presidential Advisor: Omicron Variant Is Highly Contagious

Health Affairs Presidential Advisor Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din said on Saturday that the new COVID-19 mutant is not more difficult than other ones, but it is highly contagious.

 

In televised remarks, Tag el-Din added that Egypt has already received 121.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine till December 26.

 

Moreover, the presdential advisor stressed that the COVID-19 vaccine is like the seasonal flu vaccination, works from 6 to 9 months, thus the booster dose is given every 6 months.

 

It is worth mentioning that, Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said that the total of vaccinations against the COVID-19 in Egypt has reached 55.662.624 million doses, so far between first and second doses.

Moreover, he added that Egypt received last week, 2.3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, adding that the shipments included 1.5 million doses produced by Pfizer, 462,000 doses from Moderna, and 352,800 doses from AstraZeneca.