CAIRO \u2013 Egypt\u2019s Health Ministry announced yesterday that, the country has set up new vaccination centres at Cairo Metro stations, to allow more people to take COVID-19 vaccines and ease pressure on medical centres.<\/P>
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The vaccination centres, stationed at Cairo Metro stations, have started receiving commuters who are willing to register for, or take the COVID-19 vaccines, said Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, minister of higher education and scientific research, and acting minister of health.<\/P>
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The campaign is being carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, Abdel-Ghaffar said, adding, up to 97 registration centres have been allocated at metro stations.<\/P>
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He added that, vaccination centres will be installed in all metro stations in Cairo, as well as, train stations in several provinces, including Giza, Minya, Qena and Alexandria.<\/P>
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Vaccination centres will also be set up in a number of commercial markets and shopping malls, the minister said.<\/P>
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Spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport, Hamad Abdel-Hady, said, the vaccination centres witnessed a large turnout.<\/P>
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At the Sadat subway station in Cairo, dozens of commuters lined up in front of the vaccination centre.<\/P>
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Mostafa El-Sayed, a 42-year-old accountant, said, he learned about the vaccination campaign from a local TV programme, noting, it is a good step by the government to vaccinate the largest possible number of people.<\/P>
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\u201cThese new centres will facilitate the campaign and help more people get vaccinated,\u201d he said.<\/P>
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Egypt is currently administrating Sinopharm, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.<\/P>
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Egypt\u2019s own vaccine maker, VACSERA and Chinese biopharmaceutical company, Sinovac signed an agreement in Apr, to jointly manufacture vaccines in VACSERA\u2019s factory.<\/P>
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The country managed to vaccinate about 24 million people against COVID-19, with plans to vaccinate 40 million out of its around 100 million population by the end of 2021, according to Egyptian officials.<\/P>
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Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK<\/P>
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