Cairo, November 15, 2015 : .The Egyptian government has opened new vaccination centers at Cairo’s metro stations to increase access to Covid-19 vaccines.
This will also ease the pressure on hospitals.
The centres were receiving commuters who are willing to register for or take the Covid-19 vaccines, said Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, minister of higher education and scientific research and acting minister of health.
Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, acting minister of Health and minister of Higher Education, stated that the centres were being populated by commuters willing to register for or receive the Covid-19 vaccines.
The campaign is being carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, Abdel-Ghaffar said, adding up to 97 centres have been allocated at metro stations, reports Xinhua news agency.
Abdel-Ghaffar stated that the campaign was being conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport.According to Xinhua news agency, 97 centers have been allocated at metro stations.
Besides Cairo, similar centres will also be set up at train stations in Giza, Minya, Qena and Alexandria, the Minister said.The Minister stated that similar centres will be established at stations in Giza and Minya, Qena, Alexandria, as well as Cairo.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport Hamad Abdel-Hady said the vaccination centres have witnessed a large turnout.Hamad Abdel-Hady, spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport, stated that the vaccination centers have seen a large turnout.
At the Sadat subway station in Cairo, dozens of commuters lined up in front of the vaccination center.Numerous commuters gathered at the Sadat subway station, Cairo, in front of the vaccination centre.
Mostafa El-Sayed, a 42-year-old accountant, said he learned about the vaccination campaign from a local TV program, noting it is a good step by the government to vaccinate the largest possible number of people.Mostafa El Sayed, a 42 year-old accountant, said that he heard about the vaccination campaign through a local television program.
He noted that it was a good move by the government in order to vaccinate as many people as possible.
“These new centres will facilitate the campaign and help more people get vaccinated,” he said.He said, “These new centers will facilitate the campaign to help more people get vaccinated.”
Egypt is currently administrating Sinopharm, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines.Currently, Egypt administers Sinopharm and Sinovac as well as AstraZeneca and Sputnik vaccines.
The country has managed to vaccinate about 24 million people against Covid-19, with plans to vaccinate 40 million out of its around 100 million population by the end of 2021.
With plans to vaccinate 40million of the country’s approximately 100 million inhabitants by 2021, Covid-19 has been successfully vaccinated in this country.
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