Egypt to produce Chinese COVID-19 vaccines locally


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CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed confirmed that Egypt has obtained legislative approval to produce the Chinese Sinovac coronavirus vaccine locally. Zayed said that the country is negotiating with the Chinese company Sinovac to manufacture its vaccine in Egypt. Contracts for local manufacturing will be signed within days following an agreement on the proposal, she said. “We are seeking to manufacture the Sinovac vaccine and distribute it to African countries. We have a production line ready and are now negotiating financial matters,” she said. Zayed said that a vaccine shipment that arrived in Egypt on Thursday is the first...