CAIRO: Egypt will test two coronavirus vaccines on volunteers from Sept. 12, the Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed has said.
The trial vaccines have so far succeeded in their first, second and third phases in other countries.
About 135 vaccines entered clinical trials, with only seven reaching the third phase.
In a statement, Zayed explained the phase system. The third phase will prove the safety of a drug, its appropriate dosage, and whether it provides immunity, she said.
“With regards to the seven vaccines that reached the third stage, we worked with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations and entered into a large alliance in Geneva in order to secure our needs. We reserved 30 million doses. Tomorrow, we will start the third phase of clinical research for the two vaccines with other countries,” Zayed said.
The minister said that from Saturday volunteers will be invited for testing.
“The two vaccines belong to a Chinese company that gives basic vaccinations for polio and is one of the leading companies in the field,” Zayed added.
A working group was formed from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, the Ministry of Justice and the Drug Authority to oversee clinical research to develop vaccines and supervise the third phase.
The minister said Egypt is well-regarded for successfully fighting the pandemic.
“Egypt is one of the countries known for managing the crisis well and we care about saving lives,” Zayed said.
She warned that Egypt remains in the first wave of the outbreak, but can adapt to the virus through successful vaccine trials.
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Egypt to test coronavirus vaccine
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Egypt to test coronavirus vaccine
- Zayed warned that Egypt remains in the first wave of the outbreak, but can adapt to the virus through successful vaccine trials
- The minister said that from Saturday volunteers will be invited for testing
Iran open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with US, minister tells BBC
- A US delegation, including envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will meet with the Iranians on Tuesday morning
LONDON: Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the United States if Washington is willing to discuss lifting sanctions, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC in an interview published on Sunday.
Iran has said it is prepared to discuss curbs on its nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions, but has repeatedly ruled out linking the issue to other questions including missiles.
Takht-Ravanchi confirmed that a second round of nuclear talks would take place on Tuesday in Geneva, after Tehran and Washington resumed discussions in Oman earlier this month.
“(Initial talks went) more or less in a positive direction, but it is too early to judge,” Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC.
A US delegation, including envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will meet with the Iranians on Tuesday morning, a source had told Reuters on Friday, with Omani representatives mediating the US-Iran contacts.
Iran’s atomic chief said on Monday the country could agree to dilute its most highly enriched uranium in exchange for all financial sanctions being lifted. Takht-Ravanchi used this example in the BBC interview to highlight Iran’s flexibility.
The senior diplomat reiterated Tehran’s stance that it would not accept zero uranium enrichment, which had been a key impediment to reaching a deal last year, with the US viewing enrichment inside Iran as a pathway to nuclear weapons.
Iran denies seeking such nuclear weapons.
During his first term in office, Trump pulled the US out of a 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the signature foreign policy achievement of former Democratic President Barack Obama.
The deal eased sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program to prevent it from being able to make an atomic bomb.
Iran has said it is prepared to discuss curbs on its nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions, but has repeatedly ruled out linking the issue to other questions including missiles.
Takht-Ravanchi confirmed that a second round of nuclear talks would take place on Tuesday in Geneva, after Tehran and Washington resumed discussions in Oman earlier this month.
“(Initial talks went) more or less in a positive direction, but it is too early to judge,” Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC.
A US delegation, including envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will meet with the Iranians on Tuesday morning, a source had told Reuters on Friday, with Omani representatives mediating the US-Iran contacts.
Iran’s atomic chief said on Monday the country could agree to dilute its most highly enriched uranium in exchange for all financial sanctions being lifted. Takht-Ravanchi used this example in the BBC interview to highlight Iran’s flexibility.
The senior diplomat reiterated Tehran’s stance that it would not accept zero uranium enrichment, which had been a key impediment to reaching a deal last year, with the US viewing enrichment inside Iran as a pathway to nuclear weapons.
Iran denies seeking such nuclear weapons.
During his first term in office, Trump pulled the US out of a 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the signature foreign policy achievement of former Democratic President Barack Obama.
The deal eased sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program to prevent it from being able to make an atomic bomb.
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