Catch up with your immunization
Ekurhuleni will be conducting a tetanus, measles and human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation campaign during October.
Take advantage of the month of October to catch-up with immunisation against tetanus, measles and cervical cancer.
Ekurhuleni Metro will be conducting a tetanus, measles and human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation campaign at all its clinics during October and especially during this week’s school holiday.
Vaccinations against tetanus (Diftavax Td) already started last week and will still be done until October 10 at clinics for children aged 6 to 12 years.
The measles second dose vaccine is a booster for the children who have missed the first dose of the measles vaccine.
It will be administered to children from 18 months to 5 years at crèches and clinics, for the whole month of October.
The HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer will be made available for girls aged between 9 years and 14 years at schools where the vaccination procedure will be performed by school health nurses.
Tetanus is a condition that is caused by tetanus spores, commonly found in the environment.
Because tetanus is the normal inhabitants of the intestines of animals, it is found in animal droppings or faeces.
Tetanus affects the nerve system after an open wound is infected by tetanus spores.
The infected person will experience stiffness of the jaw, the neck and have severe muscle spasms of the abdomen and back.
