The Egyptian Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed said on Saturday that Egypt’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign will begin during the second or third week of January, with priority given to those with chronic diseases, the elderly, and medical workers.
Zayed said that the government has identified vaccination sites in all of the country’s 27 governorates.
She pointed out that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi directed the Armed Forces Engineering Authority to check on these places and ensure their preparedness.
Regarding the availability of doses, the minister confirmed that is has 29 million syringes, and that some vaccines come with include its syringe.
Zayed stated that Egypt secured 40 million doses sufficient for 20 million citizens through GAVI, the global vaccine alliance, funded by the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) Fund.
The Minister added that there are challenges in conducting the vaccination process, not only in Egypt, but throughout the whole world.
Source: Egypt Independent
