COVID-19 vaccination programme

The COVID-19 spring booster programme runs between 1 April and 30 June.

The spring booster vaccine will be offered to:

• adults aged 75 and over
• residents in care homes for older adults, and
• individuals aged 5 years and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in the Green Book (gov.uk))

Please wait to receive an invitation in the post.

This autumn, we are offering a COVID-19 booster dose to:

• residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
• frontline health and social care workers
• all adults aged 50 years and over
• persons aged 5 to 49 years in a clinical risk group (as defined in in the Green Book (gov.uk))
• persons aged 5 to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression (as defined in in the Green Book (gov.uk))
• persons aged 16 to 49 who are carers

Health boards are inviting all eligible individuals for appointments before 31st March. You can change or re-book your vaccination appointment online. Please do not contact your health board unless you need to rebook and cannot do this online. Please do not contact your GP to ask about COVID-19 vaccination appointments.

Some vulnerable groups will be offered both flu and COVID-19 vaccines during the same appointment. Where this is not possible, we will ensure you are aware of where and how to get both these vaccines.

The universal offer of a primary course and booster vaccination will be coming to an end. If you have not had your first or second primary vaccination dose, you will need to arrange your vaccination before the 30th June. 

If you have not had your universal booster (third) dose, you will need to arrange this before the 31st March.  

For those in ‘at risk’ groups the booster offer will reopen during booster campaign periods. If you develop a new health condition that places you ‘at risk’, you can be vaccinated during the next booster campaign period. Vaccination outside these campaign periods would be subject to individual clinical judgement.

Please contact your local health board to arrange an appointment or follow their social media before these universal offers end.

Vaccination will:

• protect you from serious illness during a COVID-19 infection
•  significantly reduce risk of complications from a long COVID illness
• help protect our health and care services
• increase immunity in those at highest risk of COVID-19

Children aged 5 to 11 are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination if they:

• turned 5 on or before the 31 August or
• are considered to be in the at risk category (as defined in in the Green Book (gov.uk))

Eligible children are given a lower dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

If your child has not received either of the primary doses, please contact your local health board to arrange an appointment. You need to do this before the universal offer ends. 

Children in ‘at risk’ groups will be offered booster vaccinations during booster campaign periods. If your child develops a new health condition that places them ‘at risk’, they can be vaccinated during the next booster campaign period. Vaccination outside these campaign periods would be subject to individual clinical judgement.

There should be an interval of at least 12 weeks between the 2 doses of the children’s vaccine.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board 

Email: cvuhb.massimms@wales.nhs.uk 

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Email: CTM.VaccinationEnquiries@wales.nhs.uk

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Email: COVIDenquiries.hdd@wales.nhs.uk

Powys Teaching Health Board

Powys Teaching Health Board

Email: Powys.covidvacc@wales.nhs.uk

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Swansea Bay University Health Board

You can use the online vaccination rebooking service to:

• change your COVID-19 vaccination appointment to a later date
• cancel your COVID-19 vaccination appointment
• opt-out of receiving COVID-19 vaccination appointment invitations in the future

The universal offer of a primary course and booster vaccination will be coming to an end. If you are rebooking your primary course vaccinations, you will need to do so before the 30th June. You will need to rearrange a booster dose before 31st March.  

You can use the COVID-19 vaccination appointment rebooking service if all of the following apply:

• you are aged 12 or over
• registered with a GP in Wales
• you have a COVID-19 vaccination appointment later than today's date
• you have received a letter or text from your health board inviting you to use this online service
• you have not had a positive COVID-19 test in the last 28 days. You need to wait at least 28 days after an infection before vaccination

Rebook or cancel your COVID-19 vaccine (on nhs.uk)

You will need to register on NHS login to access this service. If you have a NHS COVID Pass you will already be registered on the system. To register you will need to upload a photo of one of the following:

• passport
• full UK driving licence
• full European driving licence

You may also be asked to record a short video of yourself.

Rebooking or cancelling your appointment will enable the NHS to offer your slot to someone else.

If you are unable to use the online service, you can contact your health board to change your appointment. You can also use the NHS text service.  

This information can be found on your vaccination invitation letter.