‘No reports of serious side-effects from Chinese vaccine used in Egypt,’ says health ministry official

‘No reports of serious side-effects from Chinese vaccine used in Egypt,’ says health ministry official

Doctor Hossam Hosny, the head of the Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus at the Ministry of Health, said on Tuesday that that there have been virtually no reports of any serious side-effects from the Chinese vaccine used in Egypt.

During a phone-in to a popular late-night talk show on ON TV, Hosny said the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine currently used in Egypt is "safe and effective in the short and long terms."

Hosny stated that the safety rate of the vaccine currently used in Egypt is approximately 99 percent and the efficacy rate is approximately 86 percent.

The Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine is administered in two doses 21 days apart.

All studies show that the patient develops enough immunity against the coronavirus after approximately one week from the day they receive the second dose, Hosny said.

Hossam urged those who are reluctant to take the vaccination to reconsider, stressing that the vaccine is the only hope of ending the pandemic.

"Whoever wants their life to go back to normal should take the vaccine," he said.

Egypt has already started the vaccination process this week using the Chinese vaccine, beginning with medical teams nationwide.

The country has registered 162,486 cases of coronavirus so