Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed announced Friday that factories at the Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) have already started manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines in cooperation with the Chinese company Sinovac.
She said that Egypt is in the process of producing the first two million doses within the agreement with Sinovac, and is scheduled to produce 40 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine by the end of this year
Zayed added that Egypt is the first country in the African continent to start manufacturing the coronavirus vaccine, thanks to national companies that played a vital role in the manufacture of vaccines and serums over the past decades.
This contributes to supporting efforts aimed at providing the vaccine to millions of people around the world, especially in African countries.
Zayed added the decrease in the number of infections with the coronavirus in Egypt during the recent period, coinciding with the rollout of the vaccine.
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Friday confirmed 589 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 276,190.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 15,791 nationwide, after the ministry announced 31 deaths.
Source: Egypt Independent
