Vaccination rates fall due to lockdown measures

The department of health has shared data showing the drop in vaccination rates while it was briefing the health standing committee on tuberculosis-related cases and levels of children’s vaccinations in the Western Cape province.

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In a report by IOL the department’s deputy director for information management for the Western Cape government Lesley Shand said, “Our situation last year was that 85% of children under one-year-old were fully immunized and, overall, we have seen a 30% drop in April 2020 compared to April 2019. The worst affected districts were the Cape Metro, the Overberg and the West Coast – all hot spot areas.”

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