By Deng Elamu Senior and low ranking military officers have recently received Covid-19 shots that they are hoping will dispel fears and rumors on the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccines being rolled out in the country. Lt. Gen James Koang Chol, Deputy Chief of Defense Forces for Training in South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) […]
By Okech Francis The inoculation against COVID-19 in the capital Juba has registered a low turnout with medical personnel choosing to stay away in the first week. The medics, the frontline workers combatting the virus were selected as the first to receive the vaccines in South Sudan. They would be followed by persons above 65 […]
The Ministry of Health has said the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be officially launched on Tuesday this week. Dr. Atem Riak Anyoun, Director General for Primary Healthcare, MoH, South Sudan | 4th April, 2021 | Courtesy Photo Addressing journalists during the regular media COVID-19 briefing on Sunday, Dr. Atem Riak Anyoun, Director General for Primary […]
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine stuck in stores in South SudanThe AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine is still in medical stores in South Sudan, a week after its arrival in the country. South Sudan received the first batch of its 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine from COVAX facility last Thursday and another 60,000 doses donated by African Union (AU) through African Centre for Disease Control (CDC) on Friday last week. A total of 192,000 doses of covid-19 vaccine is in the country.