As part of nationwide efforts to contain outbreaks of measles, as experienced in several other provinces, the Western Cape Department of Health will be making additional booster doses available for every child under the age of 15 from 6 February until 31 March 2023. These additional measles boosters will ensure healthy and thriving children.
While only five measles positive cases have been reported in the Western Cape to date, these cases are not linked and do not meet the criteria for declaring an outbreak. The Department is, however, encouraging parents and caregivers to take up this life-saving opportunity and support the measles vaccination campaign by ensuring that they keep up with their children’s immunisation schedule and being alert to the symptoms of measles, which is a preventable disease.
