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Western Cape on track to administer 120 000 vaccines in the next week: Winde

11 July 2021, 2:00 PM |

Lynne Arendse | @SABCNews

Health worker administering vaccine.

Image: Reuters

Health worker administering vaccine.

Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, says the province is on track to administer 120 000 vaccines in the next week.

So far, over 589 000 vaccinations have been administered in the province since the start of the process.

He says the province is also on track to open a mass vaccination site at the Athlone Stadium next month which will serve as both a drive and walk-through.

“This is all about how do we pick up speed, how do we make sure that we can create open access for as many people as possible and as quickly as possible. Really making sure that we have the supply of vaccines and that they are made use of as quickly as possible so that we really can start to avert a fourth wave and we can really start to get our economy up and running again.”

With the improvement in vaccine supply and more access to vaccination sites, we were able to increase the number of vaccinations done over the past week. Read more about this milestone and what you can expect next week: https://t.co/LmMG0kZJRV. pic.twitter.com/vxhot3OZHj

— Western Cape Gov (@WesternCapeGov) July 9, 2021

From 15 July 2021, COVID-19 vaccine registration will also be open to residents aged 35 to 49, with vaccinations expected to start on 1 August 2021.

▶️ For vaccine resources, please visit our website: https://t.co/EYmK3d3cDF. #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/PMGN9shKLn

— Western Cape Gov (@WesternCapeGov) July 10, 2021