Wales is following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice on eligibility which is based on evidence on who is most at risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19.
All adults aged 18 and over have now been offered a primary course (normally two doses) and one booster dose of the vaccine in Wales.
Those at highest risk of serious illness following COVID-19 infection were also offered a seasonal booster dose in Spring 2022.
Anyone who has not yet received a primary course and at least one booster should contact their health board for an appointment.
Please click the appropriate health board link here.
The JCVI recommended an additional COVID-19 booster programme starting in September 2022. The eligible groups for the autumn booster campaign are:
If you are eligible for an autumn booster you will be offered this between September and December 2022, at least three months after your last dose of vaccine.
You do not need to have had a previous booster to be eligible. If you have not had your first booster before September 2022 then only an autumn booster will be needed.
You should not attend a vaccine appointment if you have COVID-19 symptoms or are:
All children and young people who turned five before 1 September 2022 have been offered a primary course of vaccine (normally two doses).
All children aged over 12 with certain health conditions and all young people aged 16 or over were also advised to have a booster dose in addition to their primary course.
The JCVI recommended a COVID-19 booster programme starting in September of 2022. The eligible groups for the autumn booster programme are:
If you are eligible for an autumn booster you will be offered this between September and December 2022, at least three months after your last dose of vaccine.
You do not need to have had a previous booster to be eligible. If you have not had your first booster before September 2022 then only an autumn booster will be needed.
For more information go to the Green Book COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
People who were severely immunosuppressed (had a very weakened immune system because of a health condition or medical treatment) when they received the first or second dose of COVID-19 vaccine may not have made a good immune response to the vaccine.
The JCVI have recommended that these individuals aged 5 years and over will need a third primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine. This includes those who had or have:
This third dose is not a booster – it is an additional dose of vaccine which aims to increase levels of protection for these individuals. Severely immunosuppressed individuals may be eligible for subsequent booster doses in line with JCVI advice.
For more information go to the Green Book COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).