Included in the shipment was an additional 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, which Egypt has been using since the beginning of its vaccination campaign. Zayed said on Saturday that the delegation will continue working for up to three weeks until the completion of the production of the first batch of Sinovac vaccine, which is estimated at two million doses. The Health Ministry is currently working to vaccinate medical staff first, and has opened registration for Egyptians and non-Egyptian adults on its website. The ministry announced in mid-May that 1.3 million people had received at least a first dose of the vaccine. On Thursday, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the government will administer more than five million doses of the coronavirus vaccine in June.

Source: Egypt Independent May 23, 2021 14:48 UTC