Public Health Wales - COVID vaccine update

An update on vaccines in Wales from PHW 

As of 10pm last night, 151,737 people have had their first dose of the vaccine – 5% of the population. We have mass centres, hospitals and GPs delivering vaccines. More people are being vaccinated every week.

A huge amount of work is going into making vaccines available as quickly and safely as possible. We're mobilising doctors, nurses, military personnel, primary care practitioners, dentists and optometrists. Volunteers are also being trained.

We’re on course to offer vaccines to all frontline health and care workers, everyone living and working in care homes, and everyone over 70 by mid-February. By spring, we'll vaccinate all over 50s and everyone at risk due to a health condition.

We have over 100 GP practices delivering vaccines, increasing to 250 by end of Jan. GP-led clinics will be open evenings and weekends as supply increases.

We have 45 mass centres operating/opening shortly. These will be offering the Pfizer vaccine. Around 90% were open over the weekend. As supply increases, more will be open for longer and 7 days a week.

We'll also be opening community centres, bringing together GPs, dentists and optometrists. They'll offer the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

We’re expecting a significant increase in Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from this week. We received ~45,000 doses in the first 2 weeks.

For those waiting for the vaccine: you'll be invited by the NHS via phone, post or text when it's your turn – please don't contact your GP. If you can't travel to the location provided, you can rebook at a more convenient site.

Thank you for staying home and keeping Wales safe.