Egyptian official states number of citizens who got booster jab

CAIRO – 9 January 2022: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told Al Watan newspaper Sunday that 311,536 citizens received the booster jab.

The official noted that a message is automatically sent to eligible segments once six months since the second dose pass. Those segments are medics, citizens suffering from chronic diseases, senior citizens, and later, individuals aged above 18.

Abdel Ghaffar pointed out that the third dose does not have to be of the same vaccine as the first two.

In a similar context, a source at the Ministry of Health and Population told Al Watan newspaper Thursday that consignments – whose size ranges between 20,000 and 50,000 doses - of anti-COVID-19 drugs will arrive in Egypt by the end of January.

The source elaborated that those include "Baclofen" (20,000 doses); and "Evusheld" (50,000); and the Egypt-produced "Molnupiravir."