Vaccination updates
Updates on our vaccination plans and progress in North Wales
October 1 2024
GP surgeries, community pharmacies and health board vaccination teams across North Wales have begun delivering flu and COVID-19 vaccines to help protect our most vulnerable people from the risk of serious illness this winter.
This year’s winter vaccination campaign launched today (October 1), with the NHS flu vaccine now available for eligible adults – including those aged 65 and over, people with underlying health conditions, health staff, social care workers and unpaid carers.
Health board vaccination teams have also begun delivering COVID-19 booster vaccines to older people who live in care homes and housebound people aged 65 and over. COVID-19 booster appointments for other eligible groups will begin at our vaccination centres from mid-October.
Pregnant women and people aged 75 and over are now also eligible for an RSV vaccine.
A list of groups eligible for our vaccination programmes, including information about how and where people who are eligible can receive their vaccines, is available here.
We encourage everyone eligible for flu, COVID-19 booster or RSV vaccines this winter to top-up their defences against serious illness by coming forward for their vaccines when invited.
Please look out for an invitation from your GP surgery, community pharmacy or the health board and ensure you take up the offer to boost your protection this winter.