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Everyone aged between six months and 64 years with a health condition which puts them at higher risk will be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine this winter

Everyone aged between six months and 64 years with a health condition which puts them at higher risk can attend a scheduled appointment or drop-in at one of our vaccination centres without an appointment.
If you would like to book an appointment, please contact our Vaccination Contact Centre on 03000 840004 or email BCU.SROCovid19VaccinationProgramme@wales.nhs.uk.

People eligible for the COVID-19 booster may drop in to one of our clinics even if they have an upcoming appointment. There is no need to contact us to cancel an existing appointment. People who have an existing appointment may keep their appointment if they wish.

Higher risk health conditions include:

  • diabetes
  • heart problems
  • a chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma that requires regular steroid inhalers or tablets
  • kidney disease (from stage 3)
  • reduced immunity because of illness or treatment
  • epilepsy
  • liver disease 
  • people who have had a stroke or mini stroke
  • a neurological condition like Parkinson’s disease, or motor neurone disease
  • a missing spleen or a problem with the spleen
  • a learning disability 
  • severe mental illness
  • severe obesity (adults who have a BMI of more than 40)

Full details of higher risk health conditions are included in tables three and four in Chapter 14a of the Green Book.

Flu vaccination

To help protect against serious illness caused by flu, everyone aged between six months and 64 years with a health condition which puts them at higher risk will also be offered a flu vaccine this autumn. How to get your flu vaccine.

Where possible, you may be offered a flu vaccine at the same time as your COVID-19 booster vaccine. Trials have shown it is safe and effective for you to receive the vaccines at the same time.

Please take up the offer of these vaccines to help reduce the risk of serious illness caused by flu and COVID-19 this winter.