Covid-19: Government will cover vaccination costs of uninsured healthcare workers

The health department has promised that government will cover the Covid-19 vaccine costs of uninsured healthcare workers.
South Africa will receive only 1.5 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which will be enough to vaccinate 725 000 of the country's 1.2 million healthcare workers.
Minerals Council South Africa head of health Dr Thuthula Balfour said they plan to vaccinate 80 000 people a day.
The Department of Health has given an undertaking that government will cover the cost of Covid-19 vaccinations for uninsured healthcare workers to ensure that all are prioritised.
According to the department, all healthcare workers – insured and uninsured – will be prioritised in phase one of the inoculation rollout plan.

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