For around three months, Egypt has been rolling out two of the COVID-19 vaccines developed so far. To date, 1.2 million people have been vaccinated across the country. Registration for the vaccine officially opened in late February of this year, with priority given to healthcare workers, elderly citizens and those with chronic diseases. Egyptians began to receive the jabs in early March. The rollout is taking place over a rise in COVID-19 infections with 1150 new cases and 68 fatalities officially recorded on Monday 10 May, and an average of around 1,100 new infections officially recorded each day over the last seven days. The government estimates that the real figures are significantly higher than this. Vaccination How-To Vaccination in Egypt is free of charge to all citizens and residents. Through the Health Ministry’s vaccine registration page or the vaccination hotline (15335) anyone with a national ID or a passport number over the age of 18 can register to be vaccinated in hospitals and centers all over Egypt. Those who have contracted the virus are strongly urged to wait 90 days after their initial diagnosis before being vaccinated due to a…
The Road So Far: Facts and Stories on Egypt’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
May 12, 2021
