2024-02-14 17:03:46
Wednesday 14 February 2024 – 07:02 PM
“Factory 60 of the Egyptian Serum and Vaccine Company stopped.”Vaxera“On the production of new doses of the Chinese Sinovac Corona vaccine, according to statements from informed sources in the Ministry the health And the population of Cairo 24.
Stopping production of the Chinese Sinovac Corona vaccine in Egypt
The sources explained that production has been halted since last September, and the reason is due to the decline in demand for anti-coronavirus vaccines and the emergence of new strains of the virus that are less severe, in addition to the availability of a huge stock of vaccines.
The sources indicated that the Chinese company has stopped producing the Corona vaccine Sinofac Since last January, this was confirmed by international media reports, which reported that the company had stopped issuing performance bonuses to employees participating in the Covid-19 project as of last January, and international media attributed the reason to a decline in market demand for the vaccine.
The sources confirmed that there is a strategic stock of Corona vaccines sufficient for the end of the year, in addition to exploiting the Corona vaccine production line in Factory 60 in… Vaxera To produce other vaccines for local needs.
Johnson’s company has stopped producing the Corona vaccine, while Pfizer continues
It was not Vaxera China’s Sinovac is the only one that decided to stop production of the Corona vaccine, as the American pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson was the first to take this step during February 2022, which reflects the decline in global demand for Corona vaccines. As a result of the emergence of variants that reduce the severity of the disease, and the stability of its international preventive status.
Despite the decisions of international companies that manufacture the Corona vaccine to stop production, the American company Pfizer is still manufacturing vaccines and is even working on introducing new doses for some sub-variants of the Corona virus, which was explained by informed sources in the Egyptian Ministry of Health, that its production technology is inexpensive compared to other products. .
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