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Eligibility criteria for the COVID-19 vaccination.

First published:
1 October 2022
Last updated:

Eligibility for the COVID‑19 vaccine

The COVID‑19 vaccination campaign runs twice a year throughout the spring and the autumn.

People in the following groups will be eligible for a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine during the spring 2026 and autumn 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme:

  • residents in a care home for older adults
  • all adults aged 75 years and over
  • individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book

Eligible individuals will receive an appointment invitation from their local health board. More information on how to get the COVID-19 vaccine is available on the Public Health Wales website.

Local health board contact details

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