President Sisi receives coronavirus vaccine

CAIRO - 25 April 2020: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, as part of an ongoing national vaccination campaign, said Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady.

During his meeting with Health Minister Hala Zayed, Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin and a number of other senior officials, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has directed to proceed with efforts to get the largest amount of coronavirus vaccines in the coming period.

All funds necessary for the importation of Covid-19 vaccines have been allocated, he added

Egypt will receive 900,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine soon, Zayed said.

The senior officials have also agreed to expeditiously complete the contracting procedures for the purchase of 10 million doses of the Russian "Sputnik V" vaccine.

Efforts are underway to contract the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Tageldin said.