South Sudan plans to dispose of 60,000 expired Covid vaccines

AstraZeneca vaccine

Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. PHOTO | AFP

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South Sudan is looking to dispose of 60,000 expired doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, as rollout of the drugs is hampered by scepticism among the population, a health ministry official said Monday.

The doses in question were donated by African telecommunications company MTN and the African Union late last month.