Cairo - Mubasher: Egypt will complete the production of 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days, Minister of Health Hala Zayed, revealed in a statement on Monday.
So far, the country has manufactured a total of 1 million doses locally, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said during inspecting the production lines of the Vacsera-Sinovac vaccine.
In April, the Egyptian Holding Company for Biopharmaceuticals and Vaccines (Vacsera) signed two agreements with China’s Sinovac Life Sciences Company to manufacture the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt.
Madbouly added in a press conference that the Vacsera's plant has the capacity to produce 3 million doses per shift.
He further revealed that the government is set to sign deals with international institutes to produce eight vaccines locally.
