COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Islwyn

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:14 pm on 6 July 2021.

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Photo of Rhianon Passmore Rhianon Passmore Labour 2:14, 6 July 2021

Diolch. The Newbridge mass vaccination centre opened its doors last Saturday for a walk-in clinic for all of those Islwyn adults who have yet to receive a first dose. The Welsh health Minister, Eluned Morgan, has rightly stated that we will have to live with the virus. The fantastic success of the speed, though, of the Welsh vaccination roll-out, thanks to our Welsh NHS, has afforded us amazing protection, yet, as Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief UK scientific adviser, has cautioned, the data suggests the link between coronavirus cases and hospital admissions has been weakened, but not completely broken. To date, 2,264,974 people in Wales have at least one coronavirus vaccine, with 1,730,632 having both doses. Minister, what can we do to further drive up the vaccination rates in Islwyn and Wales, and how will the Welsh Government ensure that we will move forward with caution to keep Wales safe?