Egypt receives 525,000 Sputnik V vaccine doses

CAIRO – 15 October 2021: Egypt received 525,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, adding to tens of millions of doses the country has secured as part of its vaccination campaign.

The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply and the Management of Medical Technology made the announcement.

The authority said all the six vaccines currently available in Egypt are safe and have close efficiency rates, urging all citizens to receive the vaccine as soon as possible.

In remarks to Egypt Today, Khaled Megahed, the Health Ministry Spokesman, said Egypt will manufacture 250 million vaccine doses in 2023.

Megahed said Egypt has secured 60.5 million doses of the Astrazeneca, Sinovac, Sinopharm, Sputnik V, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer over the past period.

He added that 5 million Moderna vaccine doses will soon arrive in Egypt.

The US announced on Thursday providing over $5 million in urgent Coronavirus assistance for Egypt in cooperation with Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation and Ministry of Health.

This assistance will support health workers administering vaccines and strengthen the supply chain of vaccines to ensure equitable access throughout Egypt.

The funding will also strengthen the ability of Egypt’s health system to prevent, detect, and respond to the coronavirus and to future public health threats.

“This additional $5 million in coronavirus support reaffirms the US Government’s commitment to support Egypt through the global health crisis,” US Ambassador Jonathan Cohen said.

“The United States and Egypt have been working side-by-side to fight coronavirus. At the outset of the pandemic, Egypt sent medical supplies to the United States. And last week, I was pleased to welcome the arrival of 1.6 million Pfizer vaccine doses.”