The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged doctors in South Sudan to educate the public about coronavirus vaccines so that they can make ‘informed decisions’ on whether to get vaccinated or not.
This call is coming on comes on the heels of reports of some vaccine hesitancy following the news that 60,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab donated by the African Union had expired on 13 April before they were used.
Last week, the Ministry of Health said it wouldn’t use the expired vaccines, adding that the ‘only option available was to dispose of them’.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention had said that the vaccines were safe to use.
So far only 4,000 healthcare workers and some elderly people have been vaccinated, according to the latest report by the country’s Covid-19 Incident Manager despite more doses being available.
There is a fear that the 132,000 doses might not be used up before they expire on 18 July.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK