Will the Minister outline how many eligible people in Wales have so far received their flu vaccine, including a breakdown for each local health board?
Uptake information for the flu vaccine is published regularly by Public Health Wales. Reports can be accessed at the following link: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/weekly-influenza-and-acute-respiratory-infection-report/
The breakdown by health board is available at the end of each vaccination season.
As of 18 November 2021, flu vaccination uptake rates in the key cohorts for each health board, were as follows:
|
|
People aged 65 and older |
People aged 6 months to 64 (at risk) |
People aged 50 to 64 |
Children aged 2 -3 |
Children aged 4 -10
|
Children aged 11-15 % |
|
Aneurin Bevan UHB |
66.3% |
34.1% |
28.7% |
32.3% |
68% |
57.4% |
|
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB |
68% |
34.2% |
30.8% |
38.1% |
66.7% |
- |
|
Cardiff and Vale UHB |
64.6% |
26.8% |
26% |
32.1% |
57% |
51.1% |
|
Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB |
66% |
27.4% |
25.8% |
25% |
72.9% |
50.7% |
|
Hywel Dda UHB |
66.6% |
31.8% |
28.2% |
34.3% |
68.5% |
55.1% |
|
Powys Teaching HB |
63.3% |
33.2% |
25.3% |
46.8% |
64.2% |
- |
|
Swansea Bay UHB |
68.4% |
33.8% |
28.9% |
27.4% |
70.5% |
65.1% |
All data included is PHW official data