What criteria has the Welsh Government applied to the provision of COVID booster vaccinations for house bound people in Wales, and when will these individuals be invited for the vaccine?
Provision and plans are in place for people who are housebound, which means the Covid-19 booster vaccine can be safely taken to them using a mobile service if they are unable to attend a GP surgery or mass vaccination centre.
All health boards are working through plans to ensure housebound individuals receive their vaccinations. Health boards have details of these individuals, and will either instruct the mobile team (community nurses) or the GP to deliver the vaccine to the individual.
Individuals will be sent appointment letters with details of when they will receive the vaccination – this will be three months after their second dose, in line with the latest advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
We are working closely with health boards to have offered the majority of those who are eligible from priority groups one to nine, a vaccine appointment by 31 December.