Egypt registers three new coronavirus vaccines within days

Egypt registers three new coronavirus vaccines within days

Author: Mon, 2021-01-25 20:31

CAIRO: The Egyptian Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, said Egypt has registered for three coronavirus vaccines “” from the UK, Russia and Chinese respectively “” after approving the use of each.

She added that the cold chain in Egypt allows for storage of 140 million vaccine doses.

"We have begun steps to register three Chinese, English and Russian companies, and within a few days, new shipments will be received and new vaccines will be registered,“ Zayed said at a press conference.

She added that Egypt will sign a joint contract to manufacture the vaccines in Egypt soon with their partners.

The Russian Embassy in Egypt announced earlier that Moscow was ready to supply Egypt with the Sputnik V vaccine, and provide the technology needed for its manufacture to Cairo.

"Moscow is ready to provide the technology for manufacturing this vaccine in Egypt, which has a suitable production base,“ Zayed she added.

She indicated that Egypt has 101 million citizens and 7 million residents, explaining that residents will also be vaccinated.

The minister confirmed that Egypt is the first African country to start its vaccination campaign, and also the first country to receive a vaccine on the continent.

Zayed indicated that Egypt seeks to vaccinate 20 percent