Egypt gets 854,400 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine -ministry

CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday received 854,400 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as part of the global COVAX agreement, the health ministry said.
COVAX was established by the Geneva-based GAVI vaccine alliance and the World Health Organization (WHO) for the equitable distribution of vaccines.
The shipment is part of 40 million doses that Egypt is set to receive via GAVI.
The AstraZeneca vaccine has received approval for emergency use from WHO and the Egyptian Drug Authority, the ministry spokesman said in a statement.