Africa Business Radio

South Sudan’s health ministry has begun the rollout of the single-dose Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson.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.Dr Victoria Anib Majur says more than 80,000 people have been vaccinated using the Oxford AstraZeneca jab. 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.