Daily number of COVID-19 vaccination doses in Egypt 2023
On May 21, 2023, Egypt administered 14,954 doses of the vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The country received its first shipment of Sinopharm vaccines in December as the first country in the African continent to receive any doses. The health minister declared the start of the vaccination program on January 24, 2021, and was set to start with medical staff as part of phase three clinical trials of the vaccine developed in China.
On January 25, 2021, 219 jabs of the vaccine developed by Sinopharm were administered. The number of daily administered doses started to increase from January 31, 2021, reaching its highest daily count on November 13, 2021. Moreover, 854,000 AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines were secured in late March 2021 via the COVAX initiative. Egypt domestically produces the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt in its state-owned vaccine production company and plans to further increase its production to become a hub for producing vaccines.
On January 25, 2021, 219 jabs of the vaccine developed by Sinopharm were administered. The number of daily administered doses started to increase from January 31, 2021, reaching its highest daily count on November 13, 2021. Moreover, 854,000 AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines were secured in late March 2021 via the COVAX initiative. Egypt domestically produces the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt in its state-owned vaccine production company and plans to further increase its production to become a hub for producing vaccines.
