Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education
and Acting Minister of Health, said 51 percent of target groups in Egypt have
been vaccinated, noting that the fifth coronavirus wave in the country is
fading.
Abdel-Ghaffar said the country seeks to vaccinate 70 percent of the target group by mid-2022. He said the Omicron variant has weakened, which has led to a decrease in the number of infections with coronavirus. He, however, urged citizens to continue to follow the precautionary measures.
The country also announced fully vaccinating more than 41.5 million citizens against coronavirus and providing over 1.4 million boaster shots.
The ministry announced on Saturday that it will replace its daily coronavirus report, which it had continued to issue since the start of the pandemic, with a weekly report.
Earlier, Egypt held a press conference to announce the start of clinical trials for the Egyptian vaccine EgyVacc. This is the second locally made vaccine after CoviVacc, whose clinical trials started in November.
Source: Egypt Today
