Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesman for Ministry of Health And the population, it was decided to reduce the period allotted for obtaining the third booster dose of the Corona vaccine for those over the age of 65 years from 6 to 3 months.
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said in statements to “The Seventh Day”, that the decision came to provide full protection for the elderly and to maintain their immune status in the face of the virus.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, added that the vaccine is safe and offers great efficacy in confronting the virus.
The Ministry of Health and Population continues to raise its preparations in all governorates of the Republic, follow up on the situation first-hand regarding the “emerging corona virus”, and take all necessary preventive measures once morest any viruses or infectious diseases, and the ministry has allocated a number of means of communication to receive citizens’ inquiries regarding the emerging corona virus and infectious diseases. Including the hotline “105”, “15335” and the WhatsApp number “01553105105”, in addition to the “Health Egypt” application available on phones.