Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be offered to pregnant women, those who take kids for routine shots, and in HIV and TB treatment settings.
With the last Covid-19 restrictions removed, treatment for the disease will now be integrated into standard health services, health minister Joe Phaahla said on Thursday.
Now the special measures put in place within the healthcare sector too are due to be dismantled, bringing changes in everything from where Covid-19 vaccinations happen to how many people are tested for the disease. "There is a need to transition from an emergency response mode towards a long-term sustainable strategy of managing Covid-19, which requires deployment of resources over time, and balancing ongoing Covid-19 commitments against the many other priorities that were put on hold to deal with the pandemic," the advisory group told Phaahla.
Testing will be further downgraded if the group's advice is followed on dropping routine testing for those who go into hospital.