Egypt already got over 1.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses and has contracted to get millions others from China and through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX). Also, Egypt plans to become a hub for exportation of coronavirus vaccine doses to African nations. Egypt earlier approved for emergency use the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine and thanks to the Chinese company, Egypt got its first batch of vaccine late last year. SinovacOn Monday, Egypt’s drug authority said it had approved Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. The first agreement is related to the transfer of technology required to manufacture the vaccine doses, a Cabinet statement read.

Source: Egypt Today April 29, 2021 13:07 UTC