Egypt on Saturday received a new gift shipment of 300,000 doses of the the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm at Cairo Airport, sent from China itself. Egypt previously received 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines produced by Sinopharm in February, a gift from the People’s Republic of China to Egypt, as part of the continuous cooperation between both nations in combating the coronavirus. It also participated in the clinical trials of the coronavirus Sinopharm vaccine through 3,000 volunteers, including Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed. Egypt is currently using China’s Sinopharm vaccine for its campaign, and will soon receive a shipment of six million doses of the UK’s AstraOxford vaccine. AstraOxford and Sputnik-V received emergency approval from the Egyptian Drug Authority on February 24.

Source: Egypt Independent March 20, 2021 13:07 UTC