150,000 employees in education sector vaccinated in 2 weeks: Cairo Governor

MENA , Monday 6 Sep 2021

Egypt
(Photo: Al-Ahram)

Since the start of the vaccination campaign, nearly 150,000 employees working in the education sector were vaccinated against Covid-19 in a span of two weeks only, representing more than 50% of the targeted in this vital sector, said Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal.

The governor ordered, during an inspection tour of a vaccination center in El Nozha neighborhood on Monday, that all employees for public and private schools must get the vaccine before the start of the new school year.

Abdel Aal was following up the vaccination process and care offered to the workers to easily receive the vaccine across his governorate.

He said different kinds of Covid-19 vaccines are available as part of the state's keenness and ongoing efforts to protect people against the pathogen.

He urged citizens to register at https://egcovac.mphp.govc.eg to get inoculated as soon as possible. 

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