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2021-09-30

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Egypt receives their first shipment of 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States.

Egypt receives first 1.6 mln doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from US

Egypt receives first 1.6 mln doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from US © Al-Arabiya English

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