Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed
Health Minister Hala Zayed announced on Thursday that on that day 100,224 people received the coronavirus vaccine across Egypt.
According to Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Meghad, the vaccination centers witnessed a high turnout from citizens and travellers alike.
He also added that 56,002 citizens received their first dose of the vaccine while 44,222 citizens received their second dose of the vaccine.
The travellers’ vaccination centers in Cairo and Giza witnessed their highest turnout so far, according to Meghad’s statement.
The turnout is likely related to the fact that Thursday was declared an official holiday marking the start of the Islamic Hijri lunar year in Egypt, meaning both public and private sectors were granted the day off.
Earlier this week, on Sunday, Egypt received a shipment of 261,600 shots of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine — currently reserved for travellers – as part of a deal between the African Union’s African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) and J&J that was inked last March, which was funded by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
It also received a new shipment of of 525,000 AstraZeneca doses provided by Romania as part of a tripartite agreement between the two countries and AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Company.
According to an earlier statement of Minister Hala Zayed, Sinopharm, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are currently available at all vaccination centres nationwide.
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