Egypt readies to manufacture coronavirus vaccine in cooperation with China

  • Date: 25-Jul-2020
  • Source: Egypt Independent
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt readies to manufacture coronavirus vaccine in cooperation with China

Egypt's Health Ministry on Saturday announced it has began preparing to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine once proven to be effective in trials, in cooperation with the Chinese government.

Minister of Health Hala Zayed chaired a meeting at the headquarters of the Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) to inspect the readiness of the company's factories and production lines in preparation to begin producing the vaccine.

The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Board of Directors of VACSERA Heba Wali, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of VACSERA Mohamed al-Abadi, and officials from the Health Ministry.

Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed explained that the minister also followed up the efficiency of the company's infrastructure and factory equipment to determine what is needed and identify any obstacles to be resolved.

Zayed then discussed the number of doses needed to be produced and the vaccine's production capacity once approved in order to fulfill demand in Egypt and export to African countries, with Egypt becoming the continent's center of vaccine manufacturing.

Megahed added that the minister also followed the factory's production lines for the variety of vaccines already being produced in Egypt, and stressed the importance of increasing its production capacity the production lines.

Zayed discussed