Morocco stands out on the continent by producing its own vaccine against the new coronavirus, in collaboration with the Chinese pharmaceutical group Sinopharm. The kingdom would also have acquired 20 million doses of the Sputnik vaccine from Russia.
Morocco is preparing to acquire the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. An agreement has recently been signed between the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Moroccan pharmaceutical company "Galenica".
The Ministry of Health formally denied the false information about the acquisition of a Chinese anti-Covid-19 vaccine at 27 dirhams per dose.
Prime Minister Saâdeddine El Othmani said on Tuesday that Morocco has placed orders for two Covid-19 vaccines that are in phase 3 of clinical trials and is also in talks with other laboratories.
The Minister of Health stated that the clinical trials in which 600 Moroccan volunteers participated have yielded the expected results. According to Khalid Ait Taleb, Morocco now has an effective, safe vaccine that poses no danger.
The Chinese vaccines against Covid-19 are among the most advanced in the world, French professor Axel Kahn recently said in an interview with the radio station RMC. However, the decision to vaccinate the population is not shared by the Moroccan Abdeljabar El Andaloussi.
One month before the start of the vaccination campaign in Morocco, the issue of local production of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine is more than topical. A Moroccan pharmaceutical laboratory would already be in the running.
The first country to vaccinate its citizens, Morocco could receive its first batches of vaccines as early as next month, in two or three weeks.
As part of the Covid-19 vaccination operation, a communication campaign will be launched in the coming days. This campaign aims to raise public awareness and prevent the spread of misinformation on social networks, said the Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb .
The anti-Covid vaccine from the Chinese pharmaceutical group Sinopharm, chosen by Morocco, is about to be completed thanks to the results of clinical trials.
In Morocco, the number of people concerned by the first phase of the massive vaccination operation against the coronavirus is known.
Saad Eddine El Otmani sought to reassure Moroccans who still have questions about the reliability of the vaccine against Coronavirus , that the choice made by the Kingdom meets very specific standards.