In the past week, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board administered the highest number of vaccinations of any Welsh Health Board, which equated to 22% of the cumulative number of first dose vaccines administered in Wales. This compares to 11% of the Welsh total two weeks ago.

 

As of Friday 15 January, 27,762 people in north Wales had received their first COVID-19 Vaccination

  • 28% of Priority Groups 1 and 2 have received their first vaccination dose
  • Between 9 and 15 January, 15,271 people received their first vaccination across north Wales
  • As of Friday (15/1 at 08:00) north Wales had delivered 22% of the cumulative Wales total.

Teresa Owen, Executive Director of Public Health, said: “Our teams are working extremely hard to vaccinate as many people as possible using the supplies issued to us.

“We started this week having vaccinated over 30,000 people since the beginning of the programme. We are confident that we have the capacity and the operational plan in place to meet the first target. This requires more than 184K vaccines to be administered before 14 February. The only limiting factor will be the access to vaccine supplies.

“As of last week over a quarter of both Priority Groups 1 and 2 (including those aged over 80) in North Wales have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. We aim for all people aged over 80 to have had their first dose of the vaccine by the end of next week.

“Both AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines now in use across the region. The ratio is approximately 1:4 AZ to Pfizer.

“All three Mass Vaccination Centres (MVCs) are now in use (Bangor, Llandudno and Deeside), in addition to three Hospital Vaccination Centres (HVCs) (Ysbyty Gwynedd, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Ysbyty Wrecsam Maelor). HVCs are working 12 hours a day, 3.5 days per week, while MVCs are working 12 hours a day, 6 days during week, commencing 19 January, then 7 days per week from 26 January.

“We have vaccinated nearly 50 per cent of staff in direct patient contact roles and currently have over 70 per cent of direct patient contact staff vaccinated or booked for their first dose by 29 January, and we expect this to increase based on experience over recent weeks.”

Primary Care rollout

Fferyllwyr Llyn was the first community pharmacy in Wales to deliver the AZ vaccine, and is continuing to actively deliver to their local population

Letters have been sent to all households across north Wales, in partnership with Local Authorities, setting out details of the vaccine roll-out.

All 98 GP surgeries in the region are now part of the vaccine rollout. 71 practices have already started to administer the vaccine, with the remaining practices due to take delivery of the vaccine this week, in addition to the mass vaccination centres which are also available.

The Health Baord are on track to complete all care home staff and resident vaccination by the end of the month as per the Welsh Government target. Staff and residents at all care homes in the West region, except for one which is currently in the red category due to a COVID-19 outbreak, have been vaccinated. Central and East Areas are on track.

Teresa Owen added: “We have received over 40,000 visits last week to the vaccination section on the BCUHB website. Vaccination updates – Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (nhs.wales).  This website is continually being reviewed and updated in line with developments in the programme.

“In the week commencing the 18 January, we plan to vaccinate another 30,000 people across north Wales. We will receive 21,000 doses of AZ vaccine this week (18/1/21), and 14 trays of the Pfizer vaccine.

“Following the introduction of GP practices into the programme, our Local Vaccination sites are not scheduled to open, however they can be mobilised within 7 days. They will only be required when the number of vaccines available to us reaches over 40,000 per week, and/or where GP Clusters request a vaccination site.

“Information concerning local vaccination numbers will soon be published and regularly updated on our website.”