Egypt receives second shipment of Chinese coronavirus vaccine


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CAIRO: Egypt received 300,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in the early hours of Tuesday, the health ministry said in a statement. The new batch from China was the second shipment of the Sinopharm vaccine to Egypt. The country received its first 50,000-dose shipment in December. The North African country also got 50,000 doses of a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca earlier in February as part of its program to vaccinate health workers. Egypt began vaccinating frontline medical staff against COVID-19 on Jan. 24 using the Chinese vaccine. Egypt will open an online registration...