South Sudan's Covid-19 maternity policy positions, vaccines, and resources

South Sudan

As of 1/5/2023 South Sudan's position on Covid-19 vaccination while pregnant is recommended for some or all, and its position on vaccination while lactating is recommended for some or all.

Current Overview

11,062,113

Population

4.619

Birth rate

Low

Income level

Sub-Saharan Africa

Region

Public health authority policies

Pregnancy

Recommended for some or all

Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.

Lactation

Recommended for some or all

Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.

Public health authority policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)	Administered (Click to sort ascending)	Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)	Lactation (Click to sort ascending)	Other countries (Click to sort ascending)
Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine				58
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield				187

Public Health Authorities

Ministry of Health

Most recently reviewed by us on 2023-01-05

Current policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)	Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)	Lactation (Click to sort ascending)
Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield

Resources & Guidance

Document type (Click to sort ascending)	Vaccines (Click to clear sorting)	Date (Click to sort ascending)
Media article	Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine	2021-11-13
This information was obtained from a media article that met COMIT curation standards, and may not fully reflect the position of this country's public health authority.
Guidance statement	Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine	2021-08-26

Professional Societies

We were unable to identify any Professional Societies associated with this country.

Legend

Recommended for some or all

Permitted

Permitted with qualifications

Not recommended but with exceptions

Not recommended

No position found