Vaccination Update – October 18 2023
Update: Friday October 20, 2.30pm
As a result of heavy rain and to protect the safety and wellbeing of our patients and staff, we are closing some of our COVID-19 Autumn booster vaccination centres
Catrin Finch Centre, Wrexham
Our clinic at the Catrin Finch Centre in Wrexham will close at 3pm on Friday October 20. It will also close on Saturday October 21.
All patients with appointments from 2.30pm on Friday October 20 or on Saturday October 21 will be contacted by text message or by phone and invited to rearrange for another time and date.
Eirianfa Community Centre, Denbigh
Our clinic at Eirianfa Community Centre in Denbigh will close at 1pm on Friday October 20.
All patients with appointments from 1pm will be contacted by text message or by phone and invited to rearrange for another time and date.
Ewloe Sports and Social Club
Our clinic at Ewloe Sports and Social Club will close at 3pm on Friday October 20.
All patients with appointments from 2.30pm will be contacted by text message or by phone and invited to rearrange for another time and date.
Jubilee Community Centre, Prestatyn
Our clinic at Jubilee Community Centre in Prestatyn will close at 2.30pm on Friday October 20.
All patients with appointments from 2.30pm will be contacted by text message or by phone and invited to rearrange for another time and date.
Other vaccination clinics
At this time, all other vaccination clinics continue to operate as planned. Please attend your appointment if you can. Further updates will be posted on this page as soon as they become available.
Staff in our contact centre are working very hard to respond to calls from the public. It may take a little longer than usual for your call to be answered. If you are calling our contact centre, please be patient.
Our update from October 18
With heavy rain and strong winds forecast, we are advising people attending COVID-19 Autumn booster vaccination appointments to arrive on time and dress appropriately for the conditions.
Please do not arrive early
We are making every effort to keep waiting times at our vaccination centres to a minimum, but patients may still face a short wait to be seen at busy times.
Please help us by attending your scheduled slot and arriving on time for your appointment. Please do not arrive early, as this can increase queuing at our sites and delay appointments for others.
If it is not possible for you to attend your appointment, you will be able to rearrange by following the instructions on your letter.
Your appointment
We are now delivering thousands of COVID-19 Autumn booster vaccines every day in locations across North Wales, and expect to issue many thousands more invitations by post over the coming weeks.
We are sending appointments to people eligible for the vaccine in order of clinical need, as advised by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.
If you are eligible for a COVID-19 Autumn booster but have not yet received your appointment please do be patient. There is no need to contact us.
Your appointment may be held at a community vaccination centre near your home or at your GP surgery. Your letter will include all the details you need, including date, time and location.
Check your eligibility for the COVID-19 Autumn booster and your flu vaccine
You can check if you are eligible for a COVID-19 Autumn booster and the flu vaccine here.
Where possible, you may be offered your COVID-19 Autumn booster and flu vaccinations at the same appointment. It is safe and effective for you to receive both vaccines at the same time. In most cases, for practical delivery reasons you will be invited to receive the vaccines at two separate appointments.
Please protect yourself this winter – make sure you take up your invitation to receive both your COVID-19 Autumn booster and flu vaccine as soon as possible.