The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Preventive Affairs Mohamed Abdel Fattah refuted claims spread on social media stating that a third dose of the Sinopharma vaccine was necessary, calling it baseless speculation. In a Thursday phone-call to the “Al-Youm” (Today) program broadcast on DMC channel, he explained that the epidemiological situation is practically monitored around the clock. He assured that the Ministry of Health is committed to what the World Health Organization or international medical organizations approve of with regard to vaccine doses, whether two doses or one. Those coming from countries with mutated strains of the coronavirus will be subject to more precise procedures, he added. Production stages for 40 million doses of the Chinese vaccine will start soon that by the end of this month the first batch will be ready, he said.

Source: Egypt Independent June 25, 2021 09:22 UTC