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COVID-19: South Sudan medical director after COVAX batch set to be binned - 'It's a disaster'

Sky, 23 May 2021
Vaccine hesitancy in South Sudan, one of Africa's poorest nations, has seen jabs are going out of date.

The batch of 132,000 AstraZeneca has seen queues at walk-in centres occupied by Ugandans and Pakistanis, but not the locals.

The market Sky News visited heard a range of reasons why, but concerns remain of what happens if a new wave hits the capital, Juba, and no more doses are given to South Sudan.

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