Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed said the country has received a total of 33.657 million doses of AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Sinopharm, Sputnik V and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Egypt also plans to release 1.926 million doses of the locally-made Sinovac vaccine between 18 to 24 September, the minister said in a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Zayed reviewed the ongoing preparations to receive the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine in a number of governorates, noting that the total storage capacity in the governorates have reached 4.366 million.
The minister said the ministry has purchased and distributed 600 refrigerators to expand the preparations to receive the vaccine doses.
The number of vaccination centers nationwide has reached 830, the minister said, including the offices allocated for travel purpose, Zayed added.
Concerning Egypt’s “Maan Natmaen” (translated as together we rest assured) campaign that encourages citizens in the governorates to be vaccinated, the minister said it has included 18 governorates.
Between 16 to 21 September, the campaign has included the governorates of Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Kafr El-Sheikh, Beni Suef, Sharqia, Menoufia, Sohag, Suez, Damietta, Assiut, Port Said, Gharbia, Minya and Ismailia, Zayed said.
During this period, 45,460 citizens have been registered on the ministry’s vaccination website, according to Zayed.
Source: Egypt Today
