COVID-19 vaccination costs Egyptians 12.8 USD: health minister

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CAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said the COVID-19 vaccination will cost citizens 200 Egyptian pounds (12.8 U.S. dollars) for a two-dose regimen of 21-day duration, state-run Ahram website reported Wednesday.

"Needy families and individuals to be exempt from any vaccination expenses," Zayed told ON satellite channel on Tuesday.

Starting Feb. 28, the minister said, a designated website will be opened for registration with priority to be given to the patients suffering chronic diseases and people above 40.

The priority groups are expected to start receiving the first shot in the first week of March, Zayed added.

Chinese Sinopharm and British-Swedish Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are currently available in Egypt.

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines provided by China for Egypt and the General Secretariat of Arab League arrived in Cairo early Tuesday.

Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang and Egyptian Assistant Health Minister for Financial and Administrative Affairs Wael El Saaey held a handover ceremony at the Cairo International Airport upon the arrival of the vaccines developed by Sinopharm.

Egypt began the nationwide vaccination of medical workers in January. Enditem

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