After working on developing COVID-19 vaccine “EgyVax” with inactivated virus technology in collaboration with governmental institutes & finalizing the (preclinical studies) on non-human primates “macaque monkeys”, We held a press conference to announce the start of clinical trials for "EgyVax", In the presence of:
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of HealthMr. Al-Qaseer, Minister of Agriculture and Land ReclamationDr. Tamer Essam, Head of the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA)Major General Khaled Amer, Director of the Center for Medical Research and Regenerative MedicineProf. Dr. Mohamed Saad, Director of Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute (VSVRI)Prof. Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of University HospitalsDr. Naima Al-Qusayr, WHO representative in Egypt,And representatives of Kasr Al-Aini Hospital and Dataclin.