Vaccine: coronavirus

Guidance and services

• COVID-19 vaccines
  Find out more about the COVID-19 vaccine programme.
• Get your COVID-19 vaccination
  Check your local health board for vaccine arrangements.
• COVID-19 vaccination booster
  How people over the age of 12 will be offered a COVID-19 booster dose.
• COVID-19 vaccination of 5 to 11 year olds
  Explains why 5 to 11 year olds are being offered the COVID-19 vaccine
• COVID-19 vaccination of 12 to 15 year olds
  Explains why 12 to 15 year olds are being offered the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Get your NHS COVID Pass
  How to get the NHS COVID Pass to prove that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.
• COVID-19 vaccine priority groups
  The order of how we will vaccinate the population against COVID-19.
• Frontline social care worker definition: COVID-19 vaccination
  Explains who is a frontline social care worker in priority group 2 for COVID-19 vaccination.
• COVID-19 vaccinations: prioritisation of individuals with learning disability or severe mental illness
  Guidance on priority group 6 eligibility for those with a learning disability or severe mental illness.
• COVID-19 vaccination and unpaid carers
  Guidance on COVID-19 vaccination of eligible unpaid carers as part of priority group 6.
• COVID-19 vaccinations for household contacts of immunosuppressed people
  How household contacts of severely immunosuppressed adults can request a vaccine appointment.
• COVID-19 vaccination for higher education students
  How students studying in Wales or returning to Wales can access both vaccine doses within 12 weeks.
• COVID-19 vaccinations for people who are homeless
  Explains the criteria to use to identify people who are homeless in priority group 6 for COVID-19 vaccination.
• NHS COVID vaccination certificate: privacy notice
  How the COVID-19 vaccination status statement service uses your data and what your rights are.
• Change or rebook your COVID-19 vaccine appointment
  How to rebook or cancel your vaccine online if you cannot make the date or time you have been offered.
• Get an NHS COVID Pass exemption
  How to get official proof that, for medical reasons, you cannot get vaccinated and cannot take a lateral flow test.
• NHS COVID Pass exemption certificate: privacy notice
  How the COVID-19 exemption certificate service uses your data and what your rights are.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• The Primary Care (Contracted Services: Immunisations) (Amendment) Directions 2021 (as amended)
  Legislation
  Detailed description and the legal requirements of how health boards can engage primary care contractors to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
• The Primary Care (Contracted Services: Immunisations) Directions 2021 (amended version)
  Legislation
  Guidance for primary care contractors to administer COVID-19 vaccines from August 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme: updates
  Collection
  Includes who is currently being vaccinated and where vaccinations are taking place.
• Coronavirus vaccination data
  Policy and strategy
  Weekly vaccination data from Public Health Wales.
• COVID-19 vaccination strategy and updates
  Collection
  How we will protect our population from COVID-19 through vaccination, includes updates on progress.
• Primary Care Contracted Services: Immunisations (COVID-19 Vaccines) Specification
  Legislation
  Guidance for primary care contractors to administer COVID-19 vaccines from August 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 29 January 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 29 January 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Health and Social Services' coronavirus briefing: 9 November 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Health and Social Services' coronavirus briefing on 9 November 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 19 May 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 19 May 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Health and Social Services and NHS Wales Chief Executive's coronavirus briefing: 5 July 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Health and Social Services and NHS Wales Chief Executive's coronavirus briefing on 5 July 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 10 September 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 10 September 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 2 February 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 2 February 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 16 November 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 16 November 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 6 July 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 6 July 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 19 March 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 19 March 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Education and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing: 5 February 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Education and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing on 5 February 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 30 November 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 30 November 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 25 May 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 25 May 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Health and Social Services' coronavirus briefing: 24 February 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Health and Social Services' coronavirus briefing on 24 February 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing: 12 July 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing on 12 July 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 17 September 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 17 September 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister and the Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing: 1 April 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the First Minister and the Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing on 1 April 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Health and Social Services' coronavirus briefing: 8 February 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Health and Social Services' coronavirus briefing on 8 February 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Health and Social Services and Dr Gill Richardson's coronavirus briefing: 7 December 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the Minister for Health and Social Services and Dr Gill Richardson's coronavirus briefing on 7 December 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the NHS Wales Chief Executive's coronavirus briefing: 26 February 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the NHS Wales Chief Executive's coronavirus briefing on 26 February 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 8 March 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 8 March 2022.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 13 July 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 13 July 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 21 September 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 21 September 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 20 April 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides information about the number of people tested for coronavirus in Wales up to 20 April 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 14 December 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 14 December 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 7 June 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 7 June 2021
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 1 March 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 1 March 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 22 March 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 22 March 2022.
• COVID-19 vaccination: promotional pack for employers
  Promotional material
  How employers can help support their staff and promote the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Education's coronavirus briefing: 5 October 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Education's coronavirus briefing on 5 October 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 9 February 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 9 February 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 11 January 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 11 January 2022.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 8 June 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 8 June 2021
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 2 March 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 2 March 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 27 July 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 27 July 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 5 October 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 5 October 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 23 April 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 23 April 2021.
• Updated NHS Covid Pass: impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  Updated assessment of the effects on wellbeing, the economy, the environment, equality of opportunity of the introduction of the NHS Covid Pass.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 15 June 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 15 June 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 8 October 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 8 October 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 27 April 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides information about the number of people tested for coronavirus in Wales up to 27 April 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 18 June 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 18 June 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 9 March 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 9 March 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 6 August 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 6 August 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 19 October 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 19 October 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 05 May 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides information about the number of people tested for coronavirus in Wales up to 5 May 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 16 February 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 16 February 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 25 January 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 25 January 2022.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 22 June 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 22 June 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 11 May 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 11May 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 26 January 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 26 January 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 19 February 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 19 February 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 8 February 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 8 February 2022.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 25 June 2021
  Report
  Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 25 June 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Education and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing: 15 March 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Education and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing on 15 March 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 02 November 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 02 November 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing: 14 May 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on 14 May 2021.
• Slides and datasets from the Minister for Education and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing: 22 February 2021
  Report
  Statistical information from the Minister for Education and Deputy Chief Medical Officer's coronavirus briefing on 22 February 2021.
• The Primary Care (Contracted Services: Immunisations) (Amendment) Directions 2022
  Legislation
  Guidance for primary care contractors to administer COVID-19 vaccines from 5 February 2022.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 29 June 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 29 June 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme weekly update: 16 March 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 16 March 2021.
• COVID-19 vaccination programme vaccine update: 31 August 2021
  Policy and strategy
  Provides updated information about the COVID-19 vaccination programme up to 31 August 2021.