CAIRO – 2 November 2020: Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed stated in a phone-in that a production line has been prepared at VACSERA to produce a Chinese anti-COVID-19 vaccine once the company approves. The minister noted that a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) evaluated the line, and indicated it is ready to start production. Zayed said that Egypt cooperates with China on three vaccines, and that she currently coordinates with the Chinese ambassador to Cairo. Twenty-eight days since the second dose, the volunteers will be tested to determine the amount of anti-bodies stimulated by the vaccine. Zayed pointed out that the volunteer will receive the vaccine in two times separated by 21 days, and he/she shall be under monitor for a year.

Source: Egypt Today November 02, 2020 11:26 UTC