Medical schemes still divided on vaccination contribution costs to people without cover
Discovery Health has said medical schemes are ready to go, but other schemes say there is still uncertainty and that it’s complicated
29 January 2021 - 17:00
Days before coronavirus vaccinations start in SA, medical schemes have still not agreed how and to what extent they will contribute to the cost of inoculations for people without insurance cover, industry executives have said.
SA is expecting its first 1-million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to land on Monday and will start immunising health workers from mid-February...
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