The Availability of the Flu Vaccine

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:53 pm on 21 November 2018.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:53, 21 November 2018

Yes, I'm happy to reprovide the reassurance that you seek. This year, we have a better, more effective vaccine for people aged over 65. It is a phased supply—that was a challenge in the manufacture and supply of that vaccine, rather than GPs or community pharmacies underordering. By the end of this month—by the end of November—the supplies should be available in Wales and across the rest of the UK. So, people should contact their healthcare providers of choice for the flu vaccine, whether that's a community pharmacy or, indeed, a GP surgery, to arrange for themselves to be vaccinated. The message is that the vaccine is going to be available, contact your healthcare provider and make sure you get yourself protected from flu this winter.