South Sudan to receive Covid-19 vaccine in February

South Sudan will receive its first consignment of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine before the end of February.

Addressing the weekly coronavirus briefing in Juba on Sunday, the Director-General of Preventive Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr John Rumunu, said 864,000 doses of the vaccine will be channelled from the United Kingdom (UK).

“I am happy to inform you that we have met all the requirements and have received information from Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) that 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been allocated to South Sudan,” said Dr Rumunu.

“Depending on the process, we will receive this consignment by the end of February. The details are being discussed by the facility, Covax and our authorities.”

Covax is one of the three pillars of the Access to Covid-19 programme.

It is led by the World Health Organization, The Vaccine Alliance and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations- the global initiative aims to facilitate equitable access to vaccines and their distribution in all countries.

Edited by Olajumoke Adeleke