Egypt signs deal to receive Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine – Egypttoday

Egypt signs deal to receive Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine – Egypttoday

Health and Protective Affairs Consultant to the President Mohamed Awad Tag el-Din stated in a phone-in earlier in June that Egypt was expected to receive a share of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University.. The consultant highlighted that the company producing the vaccine developed by Oxford University has granted India the right to produce two billion doses.. After trial on 50 Egyptian COVID-19 patients since April, Egypt is set to receive more doses of Avigan that accelerates recovery and exerts efforts to get a share of the vaccine developed by Oxford University.. Ambassador Ayman Kamel stated that the supply of the experimental drug will be accomplished through the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).. Japan plans to provide Avigan for free to 20 countries hoping to use it to treat COVID-19 patients and will provide the United Nations Office for Project Services with a $1 million grant to buy and distribute the drug, according to Japan's national daily The Mainichi..