
The Western Cape Health Department says it will work towards increasing access to Covid-19 vaccines in poorer communities.
Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete says current data shows that a larger percentage of residents, in more affluent areas, are fully vaccinated.
Cloete says it’s especially pensioners in the Klipfontein-, Tygerberg-, Khayelitsia and Mitchells Plain areas that have not yet had access to an injection.
Access this week’s Western Cape Covid-19 digital conference here.
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Good morning Western Cape!
📢 Covid-19 vaccination update for 8 November 2021.#LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/CCvUQ3pckf
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) November 10, 2021
Thank you for joining our digital press conference today. #ICYMI watch it here👉https://t.co/J4uimCcbxh
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) November 9, 2021

With nearly 70-percent of Western Cape healthcare workers that have already been vaccinated against the virus there has been a significant reduction in staff becoming seriously ill or even dying if they contract the virus.
This according to the Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete who says that, compared to last year, there are now far fewer people in the sector who have to be admitted to hospital if they do get infected with covid-19.
Follow the full briefing here.
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#ICYMI The @WesternCapeGov together with the @CityofCT and @Discovery_SA opened the @CTICC_Official mass Vaccination Centre of Hope on Wednesday 7 July, and we plan for it to administer 750,000 vaccinations by December. #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/UoZy1anhhJ
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 19, 2021
#ICYMI The EVDS has started scheduling vaccinations for those aged 35 – 49 📢 I’ve been asked about walk-ins for this age bracket, & so I have tried to better explain the system & how it works, and how we are trying to ensure fairness. Read more here ▶️ https://t.co/VDYg28oNQw pic.twitter.com/jjLMkNvi9N
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 19, 2021

The Western Cape’s public health-care system will be able to activate an additional 2,700 beds to treat patients in the third Covid-19 wave.
This, according to the Western Cape Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete who says the province activated 1,680 beds in the first wave, while 2,330 beds were brought online in the second wave.
Cloete says with the third-wave peak now weeks way, the healthcare system is ready to admit patients that would need immediate medical care.
Access the full briefing here.
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🔴 LIVE now 📢 WC Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, has started his opening remarks at our weekly health & vaccine update digicon. Tune in here ▶️ https://t.co/MzyT9fsCq7 pic.twitter.com/H4BxeeCWKo
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 15, 2021
🔴 LIVE now 📢 we have officially started our weekly health & vaccine update digicon. Tune in here ▶️ https://t.co/MzyT9fsCq7 pic.twitter.com/hcwBVoLPhp
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 15, 2021

The Western Cape Health Department says the Athlone Sports Stadium will, in August, open as the Western Cape’s third mass-vaccination centre.
This follows the opening of the CTICC mass-vaccination centre this past week, here in the Mother City.
The Athlone Stadium will be the first drive-through and walk-through site in the province.
The aim is for the walk-in facility to be operational in early August and the drive through facility, two weeks later.
An intensive traffic plan is being finalised to minimise long queues as far as possible.
The drive-through will follow the same steps as a walk-through, with cars stopping at four stations, which will ensure that residents are successfully screened, registered and vaccinated.
Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete says the additional clinic would significantly aid in ramping up the province’s vaccination capabilities.
He says the province has, to date, administered more than half-a-million vaccinations.
Get the latest information on the province’s vaccination-drive here.
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ICYMI: Today we held our weekly Covid-19 Digicon to update the media and public on the third wave and our vaccination programme. You can read my full statement here: https://t.co/3uSM7OD6vi
Missed the Digicon? Watch it here: https://t.co/tb9TUoVKSU pic.twitter.com/39LLrHIAOw
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 8, 2021
More than 100 000 vaccinations done in four days @WestCapeHealth
This is the first week the province could really ramp up its vaccination rollout on all fronts and administer more than 100 000 vaccinations #LetsDoThis
Find out here how this was done: https://t.co/EPZskkwWxs pic.twitter.com/e2gmY3fBOv
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 9, 2021

The Western Cape will, over the next 2 weeks, start activating more of its Covid-19 bed-capacity, to cater for the rise in hospital admissions.
Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete says there are currently more than 1 800 patients admitted for Covid-complications.
Cloete says that, currently, more than 730 patients are being treated in public healthcare facilities, while more than 1 100 patients have been admitted to private facilities.
Access the full briefing here.
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#ICYMI ➡️ We held our weekly digicon yesterday. If you missed it, you can rewatch it here: https://t.co/F8EJXCY90v
To read my full statement on yesterday’s digicon, click here: https://t.co/BKjFfOeKWw pic.twitter.com/dpnoEFYKKO
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 2, 2021