Egypt has administered over 35 million doses to 25 million people since the launch of the vaccination campaign earlier this year, according to Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din, adviser to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for health affairs.
Egypt seeks to fully vaccinate 40 million people by the end of the year, Tag El-Din said.
He revealed during televised statements on Sunday that the country spent $400 million to receive coronavirus vaccines from various countries.
Tag El-Din said the country reached agreements with manufacturing companies to increase the local production of vaccines and provide the country, the region, and Africa with jabs.
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday reported 948 new coronavirus cases and 57 deaths.
Egypt has so far recorded a total of 330,084 infections, including 18,592 deaths and 277,623 recoveries.
