Will the Minister outline by health board the percentage of frontline staff who received their flu vaccine over the course of autumn/winter 2021 as of 10 January 2022?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 19/01/2022

Public Health Wales publishes flu vaccination uptake data for frontline healthcare workers on a monthly basis. The latest data for vaccinations given at the end of November 2021 is as follows:

                                                            Uptake %

Aneurin Bevan UHB                        52.3

Betsi Cadwaladr UHB                     56.0

Cardiff and Vale UHB                      49.9

Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB            59.1

Hywel Dda UHB                               40.0

Powys Teaching HB                        49.9

Swansea Bay UHB                          52.4

The national flu vaccine uptake for staff with direct patient contact was 51.9% at the end of November 2021. A further update will be published shortly.