At least 15 children have died in South Sudan from a botched attempt to immunise them against measles. They were vaccinated with the same unsterilized syringe, and the vaccine was not stored properly. As a result, the immunisation campaign caused severe infection. The Health Minister says the team administering the vaccinations was “neither qualified nor trained” to do so. 32 other children fell ill, but survived. Measles outbreaks in the country are a key target of Unicef, which is aiming to vaccinate 1.2 million children this year.
