Egypt intensifies knock-on-door campaigns to roll out COVID-19 shots

Egypt intensifies knock-on-door campaigns to roll out COVID-19 shots

The Egyptian Health and Population Ministry intensified knock-on-door campaigns to ensure that citizens can easily obtain coronavirus vaccinations, in light of the high toll of COVID-19 infections around the world.

The ministry announced setting up 21 vaccination booths along the coastal road in the north coast to provide vaccines in coastal cities.

The ministry said that mobile medical teams will arrive at homes to help those who are unable to go to receive the vaccine in the medical centers or health units.

The ministry stressed the need to receive the booster dose of the vaccine, especially as it ensures that the chances of infection are reduced.

Tourism and the sixth-wave

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar – during a meeting with officials of the ministry at its headquarters in al-Alamein city – followed up the medical insurance plan for coastal cities and tourist destinations, in conjunction with the summer vacation period and the increase in the number of vacationers.

The minister stressed the need for full preparedness and periodic follow-up of hospital equipment and the availability of medical supplies, to deal quickly with any developments or emergencies. He ordered to increase the number of ambulances and mobile