Nine staff members at a mass vaccination centre under the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have tested positive for coronavirus, NHS bosses have confirmed. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said some workers have tested positive at the Splott vaccination centre and other staff members are being tested. The other vaccination centres in the health board are at Holm View Leisure Centre in Barry and Pentwyn Leisure Centre. It comes as new testing sites are being opened around the city due to a surge in cases, with Covid-19 infection rates in the Welsh capital having risen by 90% in the past week alone.
Cardiff s coronavirus vaccination programme put on hold after positive Covid tests
Nine staff have tested positive and other staff at being tested
10:55, 16 DEC 2020
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The coronavirus vaccination programme in Cardiff is being put on hold until Thursday afternoon after nine staff working at its vaccination centre tested positive for the virus. On Tuesday, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board had confirmed some workers had tested positive and they were continuing to test other staff to manage the oubreak.
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THE first Covid-19 vaccine began its roll-out across Wales on Tuesday, December 8. Wales was the first country in the world to receive supplies of the vaccine last week, and became one of the first to begin protecting people against coronavirus. The Welsh Government and NHS have been preparing since June. The start of the vaccination programme came just days after the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the first Covid-19 vaccine for use in the UK, confirming its safety and effectiveness for mass vaccination centre use, based on a detailed independent expert review of the results of large scale clinical trials.
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have confirmed the positive tests but not yet revealed at which centre
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Staff at a mass vaccination centre in Wales have tested positive for coronavirus, NHS bosses have confirmed.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said some workers have tested positive and are continuing to test other staff.