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The National Department of Health has announced that from Wednesday, 23 February 2022, the interval between the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be reduced from 42 days to 21 days. This is good news for the vaccination programme as it means more people can now complete their ...

Please visit the Western Cape Government's Health Facebook page @WCGHealth for the full list of Vaccination Sites across the Western Cape provinces . Alternatively, please check the Western Cape Government's Twitter feed @WesternCapeGov for updates on Vaccination Sites.

Although COVID-19 in younger persons is sometimes milder than in adults, some youth infected with the coronavirus can get severe lung infections, become very sick and require hospitalization. The youth can also have complications such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome that may require intensive ...

As of 25 January 2022, Western Cape Government Health has reinstated its previous policy regarding COVID-19 contact tracing, quarantine, testing and isolation. This follows after the amended National Policy issued in December 2021 was officially withdrawn. The current recommendation with regards to ...