Egypt receives over 1.9 million Pfizer, Moderna coronavirus vaccine doses

CAIRO – 25 December 2021: Cairo International Airport received on Saturday more than 1.9 million Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses.

According to informed sources, the shipment included 462,000 Moderna doses and 1,501,000 Pfizer doses. The shipment was handed to the Ministry of Health, according to the sources.

During a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stated that there are currently 62 million anti-COVID-19 vaccine doses available for use in Egypt.

The minister added that the number of citizens who got the first dose only is 33.8 million while those who received the second one amount to 20 million.

The country is currently struggling with the fourth wave of the pandemic, reporting so far a total of 379,654 cases and 21,546 deaths, according to the latest official count on Friday, since the pandemic started in Egypt in February last year.