Egypt has announced that it will secure three
coronavirus vaccines following a deal with the Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), Health Minister Hala Zayed announced.
She added that the country has also been listed among other lower-income countries receiving reduced prices for the newest vaccines.
If a country’s per-capita annual income is under a certain threshold, it will then be eligible for the lowered prices that GAVI negotiates with companies alongside the heavy subsidies it offers.
Regarding the global coronavirus vaccine situation, Zayed
explained that Egypt will only provide doses for vaccines that have entered
the third stage of clinical trials, the World Health Organization is
closely following more than 180 vaccines currently being developed worldwide,
she said.
The minister also outlined Egypt’s coronavirus situation regarding the number of recoveries and new cases up until Monday. She explained that Egypt saw a slight decrease in infections from September 5 to 11.
Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry announced that starting Sunday it would open volunteer registration for the third phase of the coronavirus vaccine clinical trials, done in cooperation with the Chinese government and the UAE health care company G42, Egypt’s participation will involve 6,000 respondents followed up through a whole year, it added.
Source: Egypt Independent
