Written question WQ97500
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 5 days
Question
What consideration has the Welsh Government given to extending eligibility for Covid-19 booster vaccinations to all people over 60?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
We are guided by independent advice about vaccination, which is issued by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which is informed by the latest scientific and clinical evidence.
The primary focus is to vaccinate people who are at greatest risk of hospitalisation and/or mortality from Covid-19. For most people, Covid-19 is a relatively mild disease, and rates of hospitalisation and death have reduced significantly. Evidence shows two groups remain at increased risk – older adults (those aged 75 years and older) and people who are immunosuppressed.
The JCVI continues to review eligibility for the Covid-19 vaccination programme. We will continue to be guided by this advice.