The Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday has begun registering elderly citizens and patients with underlying chronic health conditions and who wish to obtain the coronavirus vaccine through a website
In a Saturday statement the ministry explained that the site automatically identifies citizens with priority to obtain the vaccine. A text message will be sent to citizens with the date and place to receive the vaccine alongside medical examinations to measure vital functions.
Citizens will receive the first dose of the vaccine and will be delivered a follow-up card to receive the second, it explained.
The Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed explained that the ministry has dedicated 40 centers to rollout the vaccine nationwide, with the vaccines to be distributed gradually.
With successive batches of the coronavirus vaccine, the targeted groups of citizens will be expanded.
Zayed said that Sinopharm vaccine obtained an emergency approval from the Egyptian Drug Authority, and proved to be 86 percent effective in preventing coronavirus, 99 percent in producing antibodies to the virus, and 100 percent in preventing access to moderate and severe cases.
She noted that the Scientific Committee to Confront the Coronavirus has set priorities for obtaining vaccines, including Sinopharma, Sinovac and AstraZeneca.
Source: Egypt Independent
