Kenya to get 72,000 Covid vaccine doses returned by South Sudan

AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine

A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Wizink Center in Madrid on May 12, 2021. PHOTO | AFP


By  Leon Lidigu  &  AFP

What you need to know:

  • In March, South Sudan received 132,000 doses from Covax but the country’s national taskforce on Covid-19 decided to return before they expire after discussing the matter with the World Health Organization (WHO).

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