South Sudan Rolls Out Single-dose Covid Vaccine

South Sudan’s health ministry has begun the rollout of the single-dose Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson.<br />South Sudan received the first consignment of just over 150,000 J&J doses in September. They were donated by the US government through the Covax initiative and make up the biggest consignment yet.<br />Dr Victoria Anib Majur says more than 80,000 people have been vaccinated using the Oxford AstraZeneca jab. <br />Dr Victoria Anib Majur, from the health ministry, urged women to get the vaccine which she said was safe and effective while refuting rumours which say that Covid-19 vaccination causes infertility.