Vaccination updates
Updates on our vaccination plans and progress in North Wales
November 26, 2025
Our final round of invitations for Autumn COVID-19 vaccines will be sent to patients across North Wales this week.
Eligible patients who have not already received an appointment from the health board will be sent an invitation to attend one of our community vaccination clinics.
Eligible patients who have not had the annual NHS flu vaccine will also be offered this vaccine at the same time. We ask all patients who have an existing vaccination appointment at their GP surgery in the coming weeks to keep their appointment as planned.
About your invitation letter
Our letters will invite eligible patients to attend a morning or afternoon vaccination session, rather than an appointment. This will help our teams to vaccinate patients as quickly and efficiently as possible.
As a result, patients may face a short wait until a vaccinator becomes available. We will do all we can to keep waits to a minimum.
We encourage patients to check their invitation letter carefully, as the location of the clinic they are invited to may be different from previous vaccination campaigns.
How to contact our Vaccination Contact Centre
Simple steps to stay healthy
We encourage everyone eligible for the Autumn COVID-19 and annual NHS flu vaccines to have them as soon as possible to help to reduce their risk of serious illness this winter. We also urge older people and pregnant women to come forward for their one-off RSV vaccine when invited.
All members of the public can help to protect the health of North Wales by taking simple steps to avoid passing on illness during the winter months. Find out more about how to Stay well this winter.
People eligible for the annual NHS Flu vaccine
The flu vaccine will be offered to everyone in North Wales aged 65 and over, and adults aged under 65 with a wide range of health conditions – including asthma or other breathing difficulties, diabetes and heart complaints.
NHS and health workers, people who work in social care, and carers can also protect themselves and the people they care for with the flu vaccine.
Children aged 2 and 3 will be offered a painless nasal spray flu vaccine at their GP surgery. School aged children will be offered the same vaccine at special clinics held at school.
Pregnant women will be offered a flu vaccine as part of their routine health checks.
Full details of eligibility for the NHS flu vaccine – including qualifying health conditions and how to get it – are available here.
People eligible for the Autumn COVID-19 vaccine
Following guidance from the Welsh Government, only those adults at highest risk of serious illness caused by COVID-19 will be invited to receive an Autumn COVID-19 vaccine in 2025.
The vaccine will be offered to the same groups invited to receive in our Spring vaccination campaign.
This includes:
- all adults aged 75 or over,
- people who live in care homes for older adults, and
- all adults and children aged six months or over who have a weaker immune system as a result of a health condition or medical treatment.
A full list of conditions and full details of eligibility are available here.