9. The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:19 pm on 26 April 2022.

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Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 5:19, 26 April 2022

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Thank you very much, Rhun, and, certainly, we are very much aware that there are still people who are still very anxious, and that's why it is important that people do follow the advice that we've put forward, and I listed that at the end of my contribution—ensuring that people are vaccinated, of course, is the most important thing. But. in addition to that, we all know what we need to do to keep ourselves safe, and we need to remind people of that. Employers need to encourage people to do that. I'm pleased that the Senedd is still advising us to wear face coverings when we are indoors, and that is important, and that's certainly what we want to see as a Government.

In terms of vaccination, well, of course, many people have already been been vaccinated in care homes, so there's a target we're working towards. Many people over 75 have also had that vaccination. We haven't seen as many children coming forward, perhaps, as we'd expected—those are children between five and 11 years of age—but what we're looking at now is the preparation for the next phase in the autumn. We're waiting to hear from the JCVI. There will be advice issued, interim advice. What we've asked the service to do is to prepare for groups 1 to 9. If that advice isn't given, then it's easier for us to cut that provision, rather than try and take it forward from a standing start, and that's what we've asked the health services to consider.