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4:33 AM MYT CAIRO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) Egypt said on Saturday that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm has been officially licensed for emergency use in the country. Meanwhile, Israel on Sunday detected seven more cases of the new coronavirus variant. In a local TV show on Saturday, The Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said that the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) had issued the license for the emergency use of the Chinese vaccine. Egypt received the first batch of Sinopharm vaccines on Dec. 10, 2020. The minister said that the batch went through four tests conducted by the EDA and they all proved the safety of the vaccine. She added that Egypt will receive the second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines within days, which are expected to be provided to citizens later in January.
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