Posted: Tue 16th Feb 2021
One in four people across Wales vaccinated as health minister describes each dose as a “small victory against this awful virus”
This article is old - Published: Tuesday, Feb 16th, 2021
Wales’ health minister has described every vaccine administered as a “small victory against this awful virus”.
New data released by Public Health Wales shows that 784,809 people in the initial priority groups have been vaccinated since the rollout began in December 2020.
On Friday it was announced that the Welsh Government had hit its target of offering an appointment to all in the top four priority groups by mid-February.
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Wales is on track to vaccinate three-quarters of a million people before the weekend
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Wales has become the first UK nation to vaccinate more than 20% of its population and is on track to give three quarters of a million people their first jab by the end of the week.
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Wales is still leading the UK for the rolling rate of total Covid-19 vaccinations given per population and is on track to vaccinate three quarters of a million people by mid-February.
A REVISED and updated coronavirus testing strategy has been published today by Health Minister Vaughan Gething. The original testing strategy was published in July 2020 and has been revised in light of a greater understanding of the virus, the development of new testing technology and the roll-out of the vaccination programme. The new strategy also expands Welsh Government s testing approach to include more regular testing for NHS and care home staff and patients in hospitals. A community testing framework is also being published today which builds on the pilot schemes in Merthyr Tydfil and Lower Cynon to test asymptomatic people to stop the spread of the virus.