CAIRO — Egypt received 500,000 doses of China's Sinovac
coronavirus vaccine on Monday, airport sources said, as the health ministry
said local production of the Chinese vaccine will start in mid-June.
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Egypt received raw materials for the production of two
million Sinovac doses in May, after signing an agreement to produce the vaccine
locally and distribute it in Egypt and other African countries.
The first vials are due to be produced on June 15 and up to
six weeks will be needed for checks before they are put to use in vaccination
centers, Health Minister Hala Zayed told the private MBC Masr TV channel late
on Sunday.
Egypt expects raw materials for a further 4.2 million
Sinovac doses this month, Zayed said, and aims to produce 40 million doses this
year.
Cairo also expects to sign an agreement soon with an
international company to produce a European vaccine in Egypt, Zayed said
without elaborating. The cabinet said previously that Egypt is seeking to
produce the AstraZeneca vaccine locally.
Egypt, which has received several million
AstraZeneca and
Sinopharm doses, has said it aims to vaccinate 40% of its population of just
over 100 million by the end of 2021.
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