Written question WQ84206

Asked by: Samuel KurtzConservativeMember for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
To be answered by: Minister for Health and Social Services
Tabled: 10 January 2022
Due: 17 January 2022
Answered: 19 January 2022
Time to answer: 9 days2 days after the due date

Question

Will the Minister outline by health board the percentage of frontline staff who received their flu vaccine over the course of autumn/winter 2021 as of 10 January 2022?

Answer

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services

Public Health Wales publishes flu vaccination uptake data for frontline healthcare workers on a monthly basis. The latest data for vaccinations given at the end of November 2021 is as follows:

Uptake %

Aneurin Bevan UHB 52.3

Betsi Cadwaladr UHB 56.0

Cardiff and Vale UHB 49.9

Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB 59.1

Hywel Dda UHB 40.0

Powys Teaching HB 49.9

Swansea Bay UHB 52.4

The national flu vaccine uptake for staff with direct patient contact was 51.9% at the end of November 2021. A further update will be published shortly.

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