Today, Tuesday, February 23, the Ministry of Health announced a new decision related to the process of vaccinating citizens with the Corona virus vaccine.
This came in statements by Khaled Mujahid, the ministry’s official spokesman, on the occasion of the arrival of 300,000 doses of the Coronavirus vaccine produced by the Chinese company “Sinopharma” at Cairo International Airport as a gift from China.
Mujahid said that the website will be opened to register eligible categories of citizens with chronic diseases and the elderly, during the past few days, through 40 health units nationwide, according to the “Masrawy” website.
The health spokesman indicated that the “Sinopharma” vaccine obtained the approval of the Egyptian emergency from the Egyptian Drug Authority, as it has proven effective 86% in preventing the emerging corona virus, 99% in producing antibodies to the virus, and 100% in preventing access to moderate and severe cases. .
Mujahid explained that those shipments will be subjected to analysis in the Egyptian Drug Authority laboratories before completing the vaccination of medical teams and eligible groups.
Yesterday, Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 623 new positive cases of the Coronavirus, and 51 deaths, bringing the total of those infected since the outbreak of the epidemic to 178,774, including 138,183 recoveries and 10 thousand and 404 deaths.
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