Egypt is set to receive COVID19 vaccines 😁😁 from AstraZeneca
Egypt revealed on Saturday that the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by – Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would arrive today Sunday.
The Egyptian authority in charge of the acquisition of pharmaceuticals announced “the arrival of the first batch of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine tomorrow, Sunday January 31, 2021”, without specifying the number of doses.
Last week, officials said they had ordered 20 million doses, according to Egyptian media.
Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous country with around 100 million people, has recorded nearly 165,000 Covid-19 cases, including more than 9,200 deaths.
But some health officials suggest the reported infection rate is much lower than actual figures.
Cairo started vaccinating it’s healthcare workers using China’s Sinopharm jabs on January 24, the first doses of which were delivered in December.
On Friday, Health Minister Hala Zayed said that 1,315 medical workers had received a first dose.