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· Egypt has received a 300,000-dose shipment of the Covid vaccines from China as donation
· The Egyptian health minister Hala Zayed said that the Chinese vaccime was very effective
· This gesture is considered to be a part of the Chinese jab diplomacy. China has donated recently its indigenous developed vaccine to several countries.
Egypt has received a 300,000-dose shipment of the Covid vaccines from China as donation. The Egyptian health minister Hala Zayed said that the Chinese vaccime was very effective. This gesture is considered to be a part of the Chinese jab diplomacy. Chin has donated recently its indigenous developed vaccine to several countries.
Egypt is among dozens of nations depending on China to help rescue them from the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, China is also pursuing a vaccine diplomacy campaign that is reported to have surprising success. Egypt was working with the Chinese government to become a manufacturer of the vaccine to meet domestic demand besides supplying to other African countries. Earlier, Egypt had received 350,000 doses of the Sinopharm jab and 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca shot.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said that Egypt needs 70 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to inoculate 30-35 million people. It has close to 100 million people. The country reported more than 195,418 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 11,598 deaths. The country also lacks grossly testing facilities.
