Mahmoud Shaaban, Director of the Early Childhood Department at the Ministry of Social Solidarity, announced that the ministry had succeeded in vaccinating 98 percent of seniors in some care homes, amounting to almost 3,000 seniors. Shaaban pointed out that the conditions are stable inside care homes, and all precautionary measures have been taken, including sterilization, temperature checks, reducing visits, and other measures to protect against the virus. The privately-owned al-Dostor reported Shaaban as saying that the Ministry has set up a hotline with the Health Ministry to follow up on the conditions of the elderly in care homes and provide all their health and treatment needs. Social Solidarity Minister Nevine al-Kabbaj said, in previous statements to Dostor, that her ministry has a plan to provide vaccines for the most vulnerable groups. She explained that in addition to the elderly and homeless in care homes, vaccinations will be provided to the elderly who benefit from the ministry’s Takaful and Karama (solidarity and dignity) program.

Source: Egypt Independent July 14, 2021 10:35 UTC