August 04, 2021 - 1626 views
The North Wales Health Board, Betsi Cadwaladr have released details about the booster vaccines which will be offered to more vulnerable people in North Wales from September.
Jill Harris, Executive Director of Nursing and Midwiffery confirmed the news earlier.
"Along with the rest of NHS Wales, we have been undertaking detailed planning for a COVID-19 booster campaign, which will begin in September.
"The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should be given to those who are most vulnerable to serious infection, as there is a likelihood that the immunity provided from having two doses could reduce over time.
"Based on the JCVI’s interim advice, we are planning to offer a booster dose to the following groups of people, as part of a two-stage process:
Stage 1:
Adults aged 16 and over who are immunosuppressed
Those living in residential care homes for older adults
All adults aged 70 years or over
Adults aged 16 years and over who are considered clinically extremely vulnerable
Frontline health and social care workers
Stage 2:
All adults aged 50 years and over
Adults aged 16-49 year who are in an influenza or COVID-19 at-risk group
Adult household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals.
"There is no need for people in these groups to contact us. We will contact those that are eligible when it is their turn.
"In order to roll the COVID-19 vaccine booster programme out as quickly and efficiently as possible, we are currently planning where operationally possible for boosters to be administered through a combination of Vaccination Centres, GP surgeries and Community Pharmacies.
"This is similar to the delivery model used during the initial programme. This mixed approach, which utilises the expertise of our primary care partners, is essential, given the rural nature of many of the communities we serve."
