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All eligible adults in Wales will be offered a booster Covid-19 vaccination by the end of January, the Welsh Government has said.
More vaccination centres with longer opening hours, including walk-in and drive-through clinics, will be set up by health boards as they aim to collectively give more than 200,000 vaccines a week. The current rate is around 19,000 a day, according to a Welsh Government statement.
GPs and pharmacies will continue to deliver the vaccine and local government, fire services and students will provide other support to clinics. The Welsh Government has also asked for military help.
Wednesday, December 8 marks one year since the first Covid-19 vaccination was given in Wales.
Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan thanked everyone involved in the vaccination effort and said: “Please wait until you are invited for your booster and prioritise your appointment over everything else to support the hard-working staff and volunteers at our vaccination centres, who will be spending a second festive period helping to keep Wales safe.
“With high levels of the Delta variant in the community and the emergence of the Omicron variant, you can continue to disrupt the transmission of the virus by wearing a face covering in indoor public places, getting tested, self-isolating when positive and getting vaccinated.”
More than 80% of people aged 65 and over have had their booster vaccination. If you are over 65 and have yet to receive your booster vaccination, please contact your health board.
Wales’ first case of the Omicron variant was confirmed in the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board area on Friday, December 3. The case has been linked to international travel.