An official at the Egyptian Health and Population Ministry announced Saturday that an Egyptian vaccine will be available by the end of the year that will safely and effectively eliminate the coronavirus. The head of the Preventive Medicine Sector at the ministry Alaa Eid said that this Egyptian vaccine has already completed clinical trials on citizens. Meanwhile, Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry on Saturday confirmed 644 new coronavirus cases. The Health Ministry is currently working to vaccinate medical staff, people over the age of 65, and those with chronic illnesses. So far, 100 million doses of the vaccine have been secured by the ministry, which is enough to vaccinate roughly half of Egypt’s population.

Source: Egypt Independent March 21, 2021 10:07 UTC