COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Islwyn

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 6 July 2021.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 2:15, 6 July 2021

Thank you. Our vaccination programme has been just a joy to behold, hasn't it? And I'm sure many of us have visited our local vaccination centres and seen the incredible work that's been done to ensure as many people as possible have received both their first and second dose. I think we all have a role to play in encouraging our constituents to take up their vaccine, and certainly I know that Betsi Cadwaladr have written to us as MSs to see what we can do to encourage people, and I think everybody across Wales can do that. I know Aneurin Bevan health board have had walk-in clinics for first doses, and you mentioned the one at Newbridge leisure centre, where several 100 vaccines were given out over the weekend. I think it's really important that all health boards do work with community leaders to make sure we cascade those messages down, whether it's by word of mouth, whether it's by our social media channels. I think, again, having those vaccination centres where you can just walk in is really important, and certainly we are seeing more of those coming up right across Wales. I also read something last night around more volunteers coming forward, because, for those of us that have been, obviously, to vaccination centres ourselves, we've seen the many volunteers that have helped run the vaccination clinics so smoothly.