How will vaccines be delivered in Mumbles?
The GP Covid-19 vaccination programme for over 80s has started, with all 49 practices in Swansea Bay signing up to deliver the first vaccination to patients in this age group.
Across the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot region, the total number of people aged 80+ is approximately 24,000.
The Swansea Bay GP practices plan to vaccinate patients in this age group with a first does in the next few weeks. Patients will be called back for a second dose within 12 weeks of the first.
Surgeries in Mumbles, and across Swansea, will be contacting patients directly by telephone or letter to arrange an appointment. Swansea Bay Health Board asks patients not to ring their surgery, health board, or local authority and to instead wait for an invitation.
Appointments have started going out from GP practices across Swansea Bay.
When you have your Covid-19 vaccine, you will get a credit card-sized NHS Wales immunisation card. This will act as a reminder about your second dose and will also have information about how to report any side effects.
Vaccinations are also underway in care homes in Swansea.
There are nine priority groups for the vaccine, and Swansea Bay Health Board say that they hope to have covered the first four (below) by the middle of February:
- Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
- All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers
- All those 75 years of age and over
- All those 70 years of age and over; and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals
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