5 million of its population against Covid-19 by the end of 2021 amid the prevailing insecurity and flooding in the rural areas, health officials said.Juba, Nov 16, : .South Sudan may not reach its goal of vaccination at least 2.5 millions of its citizens against Covid-19 before 2021, due to the insecurity in rural areas and floods, officials from health said.Since April, the Ministry of Health has fully vaccinated 92,276 people, reports Xinhua news agency.According to Xinhua, 92,276 people have been fully vaccinated since April by the Ministry of Health.
Sacha Bootsman, World Health Organization (WHO) Covid-19 incident manager said on Monday that South Sudan is still way behind in reaching the 40 per cent vaccination target by the end of this year.Sacha Bootsman (WHO Covid-19 Incident Manager) stated Monday that South Sudan still has a long way to go before it reaches the 40% vaccination goal by year’s end.
“We are still stuck with rolling out the single shot Johnson and Johnson vaccines to the counties due to devastating flooding and insecurity across the country,” Bootsman told journalists in Juba.Bootsman stated that the only way to get the Johnson and Johnson vaccines in one shot to all counties is to do so because of the insecurity and devastating flooding in the country.
Bootsman said vaccines have been administered in only 48 out of the 80 targeted counties, noting that vaccination uptake was very low among the elderly and people with underlying health conditions.Bootsman stated that vaccines were administered only in 48 of 80 countries targeted.
He also noted that the vaccination rate was low for the elderly and those with chronic health problems.
Angelo Goup Thon, South Sudan’s manager for the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre said they are failing to take vaccines to most parts of the country due to fears of insecurity along roads, in addition to risks accompanied by the use of boats.
Angelo Goup Thon is South Sudan’s Manager for the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre.He stated that they have been unable to get vaccines in most areas of the country because of fears about insecurity along roads and the risks associated with the use of boats.
“There are some areas where you cannot go by boat and you cannot walk because of the flooding, some areas like Western Equatoria and Yei are not stable because of insecurity,” said Thon.Thon stated that there are areas you can’t go to by boat or walk in because of flooding.
Some areas, such as Western Equatoria or Yei, are unstable because of insecurity.
“Our vaccination teams are trying to make sure we reach all the counties, now that we are approaching the dry season we will be able to reach all the counties,” he added.
He said, “Our vaccination teams want to ensure we reach all counties.Now that it is approaching dry season, we will be in a position to reach all counties.”
South Sudan has so far confirmed 12,585 positive Covid-19 cases, 12,168 recoveries, and 133 fatalities.South Sudan has confirmed 12585 Covid-19 positive cases and 12,168 recoveries.There have also been 133 deaths.
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