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VACSERA answers FAQs on vaccinations for adults, elderly

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 - 01:30 GMT

VACSERA emphasized that vaccinations are not limited to childhood, as many believe, but are also crucial for the elderly and adults of all ages.

VACSERA to supply over 300,000 doses of seasonal Flu vaccine, says Health Ministry

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 02:25 GMT

The Ministry of Health and Population announced that the seasonal influenza vaccine will soon be available through the Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), ahead of the winter season and the start of the school year.

VACSERA launches awareness campaign on importance of Pneumococcal Vaccination

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 - 09:33 GMT

The Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) has launched a new awareness campaign to emphasize the importance of receiving the pneumococcal vaccine.

Vaccinations do not weaken immunity, but rather enhance the body's ability to fight disease: VACSERA

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 - 09:33 GMT

The Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) has addressed the ongoing debate regarding the impact of vaccinations on the immune system, confirming that vaccines do not weaken immunity. Instead, they strengthen the immune system and prepare it to fight diseases more effectively.

VACSERA: Seasonal flu vaccine available year-round, immunity builds within 2 weeks

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 - 01:38 GMT

Egypt’s state-owned vaccine producer VACSERA has said that the seasonal influenza vaccine is available throughout the year, stressing that immunity begins to develop about two weeks after vaccination, helping reduce both the risk of infection and the severity of complications.

99% of cervical cancer cases caused by HPV: Vacsera

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 - 02:36 GMT

The Holding Company for Serums and Vaccines (Vacsera) said that cervical cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer affecting women.

Egypt’s Vacsera works on localizing vaccine industry: Minister

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 - 07:12 GMT

The Minister’s comments were stated during a meeting with the Egyptian holding company for biological products and vaccines (Vacsera).

Syncytial virus infections 'not significant,' all cases recover by medication: Egyptian Health Ministry

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 - 12:34 GMT

Dr. Mostafa Mohammadi, Director of the National Vaccination Center in Vaxera, confirmed in statements that the syncytial virus is rapidly spreading among children, adding, "It will never reach the level of a pandemic and it has existed for many years."

Egypt opens automated vaccine storage complex with capacity of up to 150 million doses annually

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 - 03:26 GMT

According to a statement by the Ministry of Health, the complex, which belongs to Egypt’s Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), was constructed in cooperation with the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac over 3,180 square meters.

China gifts Egypt 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine: Health minister

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 - 11:32 GMT

Abdel Ghaffar’s remarks were made during the opening of a vaccine cooling and storage complex of the country’s Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) in the Sixth of October city in Giza.

Seasonal flu vaccine available for LE 200 a dose: Egypt’s Health Ministry

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 - 10:22 GMT

Influenza vaccine is effective in preventing infection with the disease from 50 to 60%, he continued.

VACSERA proceeds to localize pharmaceutical industry in Egypt as per leadership directives: Chairman

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 - 10:39 GMT

The Vacsera factory complex, located in October city, is scheduled to produce 400 million doses of veterinary vaccines for bird flu, in addition to 7 other vaccines related to animal production.

Egyptian Embassy in Beijing hosts signing of cooperation deal to establish vaccine complex in Egypt

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 - 01:20 GMT

Under the deal, the two countries would cooperate to establish a fully-automatic vaccine-storing complex at VACSERA factories in Giza's 6th of October City.

Egypt’s government says no shortage in COVID-19 treatment protocols, oxygen

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 - 03:07 GMT

Egypt’s government denied, Monday the rumors that there was a shortage of drugs in the treatment protocols for the Coronavirus and oxygen stocks in the isolation hospitals, coinciding with the fourth wave of the virus.

Egypt to receive 2 million Sinovac doses from China within days, ministry spox tells ET

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 - 10:28 GMT

Egypt will receive two million Sinovac doses from China within days, Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed told Egypt Today.

Egypt seeks to allocate production line in VACSERA for Moderna’s vaccine production: minister

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 - 02:53 GMT

Health Minister Hala Zayed said Egypt seeks to allocate a production line in its Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) for the manufacturing of the vaccine of the American pharmaceutical company Moderna.

Abandoning COVID-19 precautionary measures caused an increase in infections: PM

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 - 11:10 GMT

Egypt’s Prime minster Mostafa Madbouli said, Monday that the government noticed that Egyptians started to abandon COVID-19 precautionary measures.

Egypt's Largest vaccine factory to be inaugurated by end of 2021: VACSERA head

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 - 09:21 GMT

President of the Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines "Vacsera" Dr. Heba Wali, revealed the details of the Egyptian Medicines Authority's approval of the Vacsera-Sinovac vaccine, adding that by the end of this year, the largest vaccine factory will be inaugurated.

Photos: Egypt sends 1st million Sinovac/VACSERA doses to vaccination centers

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 - 05:20 GMT

Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed announced on Wednesday the reception of the first million doses of the Sinovac vaccine manufactured locally after finishing evaluation tests.

Egypt’s Drug Authority grants VACSERA-Sinovac vaccine the emergency use license

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 - 02:33 GMT

The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) has permitted VACSERA -Sinovac vaccine the emergency use license as the first locally-manufactured vaccine against Coronavirus.

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