{"id":485479,"date":"2021-04-23T08:53:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T06:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=485479"},"modified":"2021-04-23T08:53:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T06:53:26","slug":"how-discovery-will-roll-out-covid-19-vaccines-for-its-members-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/485479\/how-discovery-will-roll-out-covid-19-vaccines-for-its-members-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How Discovery will roll out Covid-19 vaccines for its members in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Discovery Health Medical Scheme has outlined Covid-19 vaccination plans, as it begins preparations for phase 2 of South Africa&#8217;s Covid-19 rollout.<\/p>\n<p>In a note sent to clients this week, Discovery said that vaccines will be administered in accredited vaccination sites across the country, including pharmacies, GP practices, hospitals, and dedicated vaccination sites.<\/p>\n<p>Discovery said it is setting up several dedicated vaccination sites for convenience, and that it plans to share the location details early in May.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cost of your vaccination at an accredited vaccination site will be covered in full if you are a member of a medical scheme. If you are not a member of a medical scheme, the cost of your vaccination will be covered by the government,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get a vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discovery said that eligible users can register on the national <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronic Vaccination Data System<\/a><\/strong> (EVDS). Currently, this is limited to South Africans over the age of 60.<\/p>\n<p>Registration on the EVDS provides you with a vaccination code that you will present on the day of your scheduled vaccination. This process is managed by the National Department of Health.<\/p>\n<p>The group said it will also send clients\u00a0<strong>a personalised invitation to register<\/strong> on the Discovery Covid-19 vaccination portal. Discovery said that this registration will offer a tailored journey including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where you are in the queue to get vaccinated;<\/li>\n<li>What to expect and how to prepare for your Covid-19 vaccination;<\/li>\n<li>Notification of when you need to go for your second dose (if you receive a two-dose vaccine);<\/li>\n<li>An internationally accredited Covid-19 vaccination certificate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discovery said that it will prioritise and protect its elderly clients and high-risk clients first, with members split into four groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Group A: Registration of all clients older than 80 years;<\/li>\n<li>Group B: Registration of all clients older than 60 years but younger than 80 years;<\/li>\n<li>Group C: Registration of all clients younger than 60 years with underlying medical conditions;<\/li>\n<li>Group D: Registration of all clients younger than 60 years with no pre-existing conditions or comorbidities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We will send out personalised invitations over the course of the next few weeks as per the below groups, starting with Group A,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vaccinations are not on a first-come-first-served basis, so there is no rush, and we will aim to have the registration of all Discovery clients completed before phase 2 starts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/485277\/south-africa-set-to-lift-johnson-johnson-vaccine-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa set to lift Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine suspension<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Discovery Health Medical Scheme has outlined Covid-19 vaccination plans, as it begins preparations for phase 2 of South Africa&#8217;s Covid-19 rollout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":300546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[4883,26],"class_list":["post-485479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-discovery","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485479"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485515,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485479\/revisions\/485515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}