Egypt eyes coronavirus vaccine production
Egypt is getting ready to serve as the hub for the manufacturing of a coronavirus vaccine in Africa, with the help of China.
CAIRO — Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed announced July 20 during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador to Egypt, LIao Li Chang, that Egypt will be the future hub for the manufacturing of a coronavirus vaccine in Africa, in cooperation with the Chinese government.
Khaled Megahed, the spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Health, said in a press statement July 20, that the ministry’s national VACSERA center and a Chinese company conducting trials to develop a vaccine, agreed to pave the way for manufacturing in Egypt, once the vaccine is proven effective. He did not name the Chinese company.
