Following the recent shortage of the Yellow Fever vaccine the Department of Health is happy to announce that the vaccine is now available in South Africa.
Travel clinics in Gauteng province started receiving their stock from today and travel clinics in other povinces are to receive their stock from 17 August 2011. The Yellow fever vaccine shortage occured because the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently added other countries as yellow fever high risk territories and thus resulting in higher demand for the vaccine.
Travellers are advised to contact their nearest travel clinic when travelling to endemic countries.
For more information please contact:
Fidel Hadebe
Tel: 012 395 8493
Cell: 079 517 3333
