Cairo: Fewer citizens are no longer prepared to be vaccinated against COVID-19, an Egyptian government survey has found.
According to the survey conducted by the Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Centre, those who do not want to do so fell from 22.4 per cent in October to 17.4 per cent in November. The government conducts elections from time to time to identify trends that may aid in vaccine rollout.
The decline in those opposed to vaccination has coincided with the widespread availability of vaccines, including at subway stations.
In addition, the government has begun banning citizens from entering state facilities if they are unvaccinated, or if their PCR tests for the virus are more than 72 hours old.
The survey also found that 49.7 per cent of citizens sampled in November said they had already taken the vaccine, a nearly 17 per cent increase from the previous month.
Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said that more than 48 million doses of the corona virus vaccine have been given in Egypt.
Abdel Ghaffar said the ministry would soon provide booster shots for medical workers and people vulnerable to the disease, including older persons and those suffering from chronic diseases.
Egypt on Sunday reported 863 new coronavirus cases and 45 deaths.
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