Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt is set to receive a new shipment containing 2,158,650 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
In statements to the MENA news agency on Saturday, the spokesman added that the shipment is part of the state’s plan to provide various kinds of vaccines to citizens.
The Health Ministry confirmed 2,053 new coronavirus cases, upping the total since the outbreak in the country began to 465,423.
Fifty-two people died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the toll to 23,632. The number of recovered cases reached 397,218.
Abdel Ghaffar revealed that about 67,744,500 first and second vaccine shots have so far been administered and about 73 million doses are available.
He said the pandemic situation in the country is stable, adding that there is no need to prepare more isolation hospitals. He stressed that receiving the vaccine would guarantee a decline in infections.
He urged people to sign up to receive the third vaccine shot.
Moreover, he called on parents to register their children to receive the jab as the virus is now infecting all age groups.
