The Health Ministry will vaccinate eight million students in different stages with a cost of EGP 55 million, Minister of Health Adel el-Adawy said.
This comes as part of the ministry's vaccination plan for the new academic year that started September 20, Adawy said.
The program includes vaccinations against meningitis, diphtheria and tetanus, he added.
Egypt has extremely succeeded in the national vaccination program for school students, he added.