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Egypt aims to vaccinate 40% of population

Egypt aims to vaccinate 40% of population

EGYPT aims to vaccinate 40% of its population against coronavirus by the end of 2021, the prime minister said in a televised address yesterday. By the end of Wednesday, 2.5 million people will have been vaccinated from a total of 6 million people who signed up on the government's registration platform, Mostafa Madbouly said. The first batch of locally-made vaccines will be ready in July, he added.
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Egypt expands vaccine rollout

Egypt expands vaccine rollout

EGYPT yesterday expanded its coronavirus vaccination rollout to include the elderly and people with chronic diseases after several weeks of vaccinating medical staff, the cabinet said. Nearly 153,000 people have applied for vaccinations since Sunday when the North African country opened online registration, the cabinet said in a statement. Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country with more than 100 million, has prepared 40 vaccination centres and plans to increase that number after the arrival of more vaccine batches, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said. Egypt received 350,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in…
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