The Western Cape has warned of vaccine supply constraints as it awaits a new consignment from the national health department. | nickymccain
For the second week, the province is struggling to meet the demand for vaccinations.The growing demand for vaccines has put the Western Cape supply under strain for a second week, as health officials wait for further consignments to be assigned to the province.Last week, the provincial health department cautioned residents that the supply of vaccines could throttle the number of doses being administered.
As of Friday, there were about 90 000 vaccine doses in the province, said Western Cape health department spokesperson Mark van der Heever.
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