The Embassy of the United States in South Sudan Tuesday announced the arrival of 360,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine with South Sudan.
In a statement to newsrooms, the US said the vaccines shared through the COVAX, a global equitable vaccine access initiative are shared “safely, equitably, and with no political strings attached.”
“This third batch brings the number of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine provided to South Sudan to 680,950. The first and second batches arrived on September 14 and December 9, 2021. This third batch arrived via COVAX at the Juba International Airport in Juba today, December 21. This donation of vaccines will be the largest by a single country to South Sudan to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement said.
The US has, according to the statement, shipped more than 280 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 110 countries as a commitment to fulfill U.S. President Biden’s commitment to strengthen the fight against the global pandemic.
“We look forward to continued coordination with the African Union and Africa’s CDC to deliver these doses across the continent through the COVAX initiative via their established logistical channels,” the statement concluded.