Egypt begins vaccination campaign

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi announced that Egypt was beginning its national vaccine operation today. The country’s doctors and frontline health care workers will be the first to receive the vaccination. Egypt received its first vaccine shipment in December from China’s Sinopharm. Last week the country officially recorded over 5,800 new infections and 380 coronavirus-related deaths, though health officials believe the number is higher due to low coronavirus testing and the exclusion of private test results.