Posted: Sat 27th Feb 2021

One million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have now been administered across Wales

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Saturday, Feb 27th, 2021

One million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered across Wales and more than one in three of the Welsh adult population have received at least one dose.

Today’s – Saturday 27 February – data shows 916,316 people – over 38% of Wales’ adult population – have received at least one dose. Combined with the 89,053 second doses also delivered, 1,005,389 doses altogether have reached people’s arms.

In North Wales, over 213,000 doses have now been administered.

This has all been achieved in just 12 weeks.

Today’s data also shows Wales has vaccinated:

-91.2% of over 80s
-93.4% of 75 to 79 year olds
-92.9% of 70 to 74 year olds
-87.6% of those classes as clinically extreme vulnerable

And more than 162,941 front-line health and social care workers.

On Wednesday, Health Minister Vaughan Gething confirmed many unpaid carers, eligible disabled people and those with severe mental illness are part of cohort 6, the current group being vaccinated.

It was also announced that Wales aims to have offered vaccinations to every eligible adult by 31 July, as long as supply is maintained.

An updated version of the Vaccination Strategy for Wales was published on Friday [26 February].

Vaughan Gething said:

“One million doses delivered is a fantastic testament to the incredible hard-work and efforts of all those involved in Wales’ vaccine roll-out. To have reached such an incredible marker within just 12 weeks of the first vaccines arriving in the country should not be underestimated.

“Our vaccine programme continues at pace, and as long as supplies allow, we will vaccinate every adult by the end of July. I want to reassure people that no one will be left behind – anyone who wants a vaccine will get one.”

Once someone has had the vaccine, we ask everyone to follow the same steps to keep themselves and Wales safe; wear a mask, keep a 2m distance, wash your hands regularly and keep rooms as well ventilated as possible.

You will be invited to for an appointment when it is your turn – do not call your local health services, unless you are asked to do so or think you should have been in the top 4 priority groups (over 70, clinically extreme vulnerable or a front-line health and social care worker).

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