The Department of Health says that it will continue offering Covid-19 vaccinations after the World Health Organisation announced that Covid-19 no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern. | CebohNyambose
PHOTO: Jaco MaraisThis comes after WHO announced that Covid-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.The Department of Health says that it will continue offering Covid-19 vaccinations after the World Health Organisation announced that Covid-19 no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern.According to the health department, this doesn't mean the pandemic is over.
He added that the number of cases was far lower now than during the height of the pandemic, and is therefore no longer viewed as a public health emergency.
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