Wrexham: Spring COVID-19 booster campaign comes to an end

Over 64,322 of the most vulnerable people in north Wales have taken up the health board's offer to strengthen their protection against the virus.

This means 83.1% of eligible people in our area have topped up their immune system by receiving a booster since our campaign began in April 2024 – exceeding the Welsh Government target of 75%. 

Eligible groups included all people aged 75 and over, residents in care homes for older adults, and all adults and children aged six months and over who are immunosuppressed.

A spokesperson for Betsi said: "National figures show we were the second best-performing health board in Wales during the Spring campaign. Only our colleagues in Powys delivered boosters to a higher proportion of the population.

"Our vaccination teams delivered more than 15,000 more boosters than any other health board, and have now given a total of more than 2.3 million since the COVID-19 programme began in December 2020.

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​​​"We would like to thank everyone who came forward to take up their invitation for a Spring booster vaccine, our many partners across North Wales, and the dozens of venues we worked with to deliver vaccination clinics at the centre of communities across our region."

The teams are now planning the next stage of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, which is expected to begin later this year.

Betsi also continues to work with its partners to support other priority vaccination programmes, including the introduction of RSV vaccination for pregnant women and older adults.