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Covid-19: South Sudan receives 152,000 vaccine doses from US

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South Sudan received 152,950 Johnson and Johnson vaccine doses from the US on September 14, 2021. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Garang Malak

Nation Media Group

Juba,

South Sudan on Tuesday received 152,950 Johnson and Johnson vaccine doses from the US, Health Minister Elizabeth Achuei confirmed.

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