Egypt received its first shipment of vaccines developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) late on Thursday and will get more deliveries soon, health officials said. The UAE health ministry said this week that the Sinopharm vaccine had 86 per cent efficacy, citing an interim analysis of the late-stage clinical trials. It was unclear how many doses of the vaccine Egypt had ordered, but the health minister said there would be more shipments in the days to come. Egypt, with a population of more than 100 million, is a large market for vaccines. In September, Russia announced a deal to supply Egypt with 25 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.

Source: Standard Digital December 11, 2020 06:51 UTC