An official report from the Health Ministry stated on Wednesday that Egypt has so far received 119.3 million doses of various coronavirus vaccines.
During its meeting on Wednesday, the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed a report from the Ministry of Health and Population, on the epidemiological situation of coronavirus locally and globally.
According to the report, the total number of coronavirus vaccines supplied to Egypt amounted to 119,288,130 doses so far.
The report addressed a study on the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines against the latest mutant Omicron, and the effect of “Paxlovid” in treating COVID-19 patients, in addition to recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding isolation periods for infected patients.
Egypt recently received shipments of vaccines through “COVAX” in cooperation with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as part of the state’s plan to expand and diversify the provision of vaccines, acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said.
He added the shipments included 2,315,910 vaccine doses, including 1,501,110 doses from Pfizer, 462,000 doses from Moderna, and 352,800 doses from AstraZeneca.
According to Abdel Ghaffar, the total of those who received the first dose of the vaccine reached 34,606,074, while the total of those who received the second dose amounted to 21,056.550.
The total consumed doses that have been used in vaccination so far reached 55.7 million, he said, adding that there are about 64,335,246 doses available.
Abdel Ghaffar highlighted the progress of the vaccination campaign launched at train and metro stations, as well as at political party headquarters.
Citizens vaccinated at political party headquarters totaled 3,110,164, he added.
He also reviewed the services of the “Visit Egypt” application which was prepared in coordination with the ministries of Planning and Economic Development, Civil Aviation, and Tourism and Antiquities to accelerate the pace of entry of tourists.
The tourist will enter data on the app to verify negative result of the coronavirus PCR test or a certificate of receiving the vaccine, and the airline must review the documents to ensure its authenticity.
The quarantine authorities in Egypt then review the data before the arrival of the plane in order to facilitate the travelers’ entry to the country.
The minister detailed the percentages of the total of citizens who received the vaccine according to the target age groups, weekly indicators of total doses, weekly and daily averages of vaccination, vaccination rates according to age group and governorates.
Vaccinations with the third booster dose began December 21, he said.
