Egypt steps up coronavirus vaccine campaign amid surge in cases Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Egyptian government has stepped up its vaccination push, increasing the number of vaccination centers and the rollout to include workers in labor-intensive sectors. An Egyptian medical worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on the first day of vaccination, Cairo, Egypt, March 4, 2021. - Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
April 21, 2021
Fatma El Zahra, a 68-year-old housewife, patiently awaits her turn to get the coronavirus vaccine at Al Khabeery clinic in Maadi, one of nearly 140 vaccination centers set up nationwide in recent weeks by the Ministry of Health and Population. The Egyptian government has stepped up its vaccination campaign of late, expanding its vaccine rollout to include the elderly and people with chronic diseases after several weeks of vaccinating health practitioners on the frontlines of the battle against the COVID
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