An official at Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry said on Monday that the number of people in the country vaccinated against COVID-19 so far is currently 1.3 million. The privately-owned al-Watan newspaper also reported an unnamed official source as saying that none of the vaccinated had so far suffered from any serious side effects. The source added that Egypt received part of its share of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and has received more than 1.76 million doses of the vaccine as of a week ago. The source added that the Health and Population Ministry expanded the number of centers to deliver the vaccine, which exceed over 400 across the country. And the source added that there has been a reassuring turnout of younger people registering for the vaccine.

Source: Egypt Independent May 17, 2021 15:22 UTC