Online booking reminder as Wrexham records lowest number of 18-29 year old vaccinated in North Wales

Wrexham has the lowest number of 18-29 year olds vaccinated in North Wales.

New figures released by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) show that 9,059 out of 14,230 have either received (or declined) their first dose locally – 64% of those who are eligible.

This is compared to 75% in Flintshire, 70% in Denbighshire, 82% in Conwy, 66% in Gwynedd and 85% in Ynys Mon.

However the county borough has the joint highest number of 30-39 year old vaccinated in the region – an age group the health board has particularly urged to come forward for vaccination.

69& of the group have either received or declined their first dose locally and also in Ynys Mon.

In Flintshire the figure stands at 64%, 61% in Denbighshire, 66% in Conwy and 62% in Gwynedd.

Last week BCUHB said across the region it was “targeting those aged 30-39 and those aged 18-29 and are continuing to use a variety of communications to encourage our younger citizens to take up the offer of the vaccine.”

In Wrexham the numbers of people vaccinated in each cohort, include:

• Residents in Older Persons Care Homes (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 106% and 96%
• Staff working in Older Persons Care Homes (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined – 93% and 84%
• People aged 80 years and over (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 100% and 95%
• Frontline Healthcare workers (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 98% and 92%
• Frontline social care workers (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 98% and 93%
• People aged 75 to 79 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 99% and 96%
• People aged 70 to 74 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 98% and 95%
• All those aged under 16-69 yrs who are clinically extremely vulnerable (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 96% and 90%
• All those aged 65 years and over (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 95% and 92%
• Moderate risk adults under 70 years of age (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 90% and 78%
• All those aged 60 – 64 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 90% and 83%
• All those aged 55 – 59 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 89% and 78%
• All those aged 50 – 54 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 90% and 74%
• All those aged 40 – 49 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 82% and 18%
• All those aged 30 – 39 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 69% and 6%
• All those aged 18 – 29 years (1st / 2nd dose vaccinated or declined) – 64% and 5%

Anyone over the age of 18 across North Wales who has yet to receive a first or second dose of either the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines can now book appointments online as part of a new service being rolled out by the health board.

Clinics are available at vaccination centres across the region. Locally these are being held at the Catrin Finch Centre on the university campus, the Llay Royal British Legion and Plas Madoc Leisure Centre.

Short notice vaccination drop in sessions are also being held in order to increase flexibility to avoid any vaccine wastage.

New appointments are added regularly, so check back throughout the day to see if there is any new availability. Appointments for second doses of the vaccine can be booked from eight weeks of your first dose.

If you cannot access the internet to book online, phone the Covid-19 Vaccination Contact Centre on 03000 840004. The lines can be very busy, so you are asked to please be patient.

You can book an appointment to be vaccinated on the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board website, here.