Several mn Pfizer shots are expected to land here at home by next week, pending the receival of shipping documents, an unnamed senior health official told Masrawy, without specifying the size of the shipment. Health Minister Hala Zayed had previously said that a 2.5 mn dose shipment of Pfizer was expected to arrive earlier this month.

And our first shipment of Moderna vaccines is also due to arrive in the first week of September, the source added, without specifying the number of doses. Zayed said earlier in August that some 5.2 mn doses of Pfizer and Moderna are set to arrive next month.

Egypt is moving forward with plans to vaccinate public sector employees by the start October, with the Greater Cairo Water Company (GCWC) getting started with the inoculation of 11k workers in the state-owned firm, GCWC head Moustafa El Shimy tells Masrawy.

The Health Ministry reported 255 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 251 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 287,899 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 7 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 16,721.

Israel is now offering booster shots to those aged 12 and older, broadening a booster campaign launched a month ago that had initially targeted just the elderly, Reuters reports. Only those who received a second vaccine dose at least five months earlier are eligible for the shot — a wait-time that is shorter than the eight-month interval in effect in the US, which is also considering cutting wait time for a booster to five months.