People at highest risk of serious illness will be offered an Autumn COVID-19 vaccine from October 2025
COVID-19 continues to circulate in Wales, and is more likely to cause serious illness for older people and people with a weaker immune system.
If you or your loved ones are eligible for an Autumn COVID-19 vaccine, please make sure you have topped-up your protection. COVID-19 vaccines are quick and very safe, and reduce your risk of serious illness and hospital admission.
This Autumn, a COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to:
This includes everyone in North Wales who will celebrate their 75th birthday on or before January 31 2026. More information about patients who are eligible because of weaker immunity is available here.
Further guidance about eligibility is available from the Welsh Government.
As with our previous COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, everyone eligible will be invited by letter. We will write to eligible people to offer an appointment in order of clinical priority.
Most people will be offered an appointment to have their Autumn COVID-19 vaccine at their GP surgery at the same time as their annual NHS flu vaccine. Patients registered at the small number of GP practices which are unable to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine may be offered an appointment at one of the health board’s vaccination centres or a local community pharmacy.
Our teams will arrange to vaccinate people who live in care homes for older adults with care home managers. We will also contact people who are housebound to arrange vaccination.
The Autumn COVID-19 vaccine will usually be offered to patients around six months (and a minimum of three months) following their last dose of the vaccine.
The Autumn COVID-19 vaccination campaign will end on January 31 2026.
You can find out more about the Autumn COVID-19 vaccine, your NHS flu vaccine, and latest updates from our vaccination campaign at the links below.
For enquiries about COVID-19 vaccination, please call the Vaccination Contact Centre on 03000 840004 or email BCU.SROCovid19VaccinationProgramme@wales.nhs.uk.
If you need to reschedule your appointment, please follow the instructions on your invitation. If you haven’t been invited to an appointment by November 21, please call the Vaccination Contact Centre on 03000 840004 or email BCU.SROCovid19VaccinationProgramme@wales.nhs.uk.
The contact centre is open 8am-6pm Monday to Friday. It is closed at weekends and on bank holidays.
Further information about calling our Vaccination Contact Centre.
The NHS COVID Pass has now closed. View more information here.