Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population issued a circular to the undersecretaries and directors of health affairs directorates across the country, regarding the usage of the Pfizer vaccine on school students aged 16 to 18. The circular said that the ministry received 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, which are being delivered to various governorates under the supervision of the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Sector. It will also be used normally, according to the previously established procedures in all centers receiving the vaccine. Zayed pointed out that Pfizer can be used to vaccinate high school students, and that 64 refrigerators have been provided to store the vaccine – enough for 350,000 doses. She indicated that 1.6 million doses of the American Pfizer vaccine were received, as part of a support plan that includes 8 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are expected to arrive at the end of this month.
