COVID vaccine news
- 15/07/2021
- Young adults warned of long Covid risk if they do not get vaccinated
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Getting two doses of Covid-19 vaccination is one of the best ways to protect yourself against Covid-19 - and experiencing symptoms long term (known as long Covid).
- 12/07/2021
- Half-a-million dose milestone hit
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As of Monday afternoon July 12th, 2021, 500,871 doses of Covid vaccine – first and second doses - have been given to eligible people living in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.
- 05/07/2021
- Local NHS worker who lost friends to Covid supports vaccination campaign
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A Singleton Hospital worker has enlisted the help of her colleagues to tell people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities about the importance of taking the Covid-19 vaccination.
- 01/07/2021
- Covid vaccine booster programme
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Reaction to the interim advice from the JCVI on the autumn booster programme.
- 30/06/2021
- Surgeries thanked for injecting impetus into vaccination programme
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Our resilient and dedicated GP surgeries have been thanked for helping deliver Swansea Bay University Health Board’s successful vaccination programme
- 22/06/2021
- "Don't Bale on us now – get your vaccine!"
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“Don’t Bale on us now. It’s time for unvaccinated people to come forward for their first dose and for those who have had their first dose to make sure they have their second.”
- 19/05/2021
- Special clinic vaccinates those at risk of rare reaction
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The once-a-week Morriston Hospital service has already given first and second doses to around 40 people.
- 13/05/2021
- Swansea volunteers come forward for Covid vaccine trial
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They were the first in Europe to sign up for the Medicago study
- 12/05/2021
- Vaccinations inject new life into Swansea Valley Men's Shed
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Members of Clydach’s Men’s Shed can’t speak highly enough of Swansea Bay University Health Board’s vaccination programme for helping them resume their weekly cuppa and chats
- 07/05/2021
- Additional Pfizer vaccine slots available this weekend
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It's in response to the latest JCVI recommendation about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
- 28/04/2021
- Historic first NHS baby gives thanks for a lifetime of care
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A Swansea grandmother who was the first baby born under the NHS more than 70 years ago has thanked its staff for still delivering an excellent service after receiving her Covid vaccinations
- 23/04/2021
- Success for innovative vaccine pilot schemes
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Almost 2,000 people have been vaccinated who might otherwise have missed out.
- 31/03/2021
- Pharmacies begin giving Covid vaccines
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Two Swansea pharmacies have begun giving Covid vaccinations today under a pilot scheme. A third will begin this weekend.
- 30/03/2021
- Vaccine DNA rate falls – but still above average
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An update on missed vaccination appointments in our MVCs.
- 15/03/2021
- Hollywood star Michael Sheen lends his voice to vaccine video
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Hollywood star Michael Sheen has lent his voice to a new NHS animation created to combat anti-Covid vaccine sentiment.
- 12/03/2021
- Immbulance visits Swansea Mosque
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An innovative idea has been used to help address lower rates of COVID vaccination take up in black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.
- 10/03/2021
- Sisters on primary care frontline call on BAME community to take up COVID-19 vaccine offer
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Two sisters, who have been on the primary care frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, are calling on fellow black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community members to get vaccinated.
- 02/03/2021
- People on dialysis get Covid vaccine in record time
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Reassurance at last after months spent living in fear
- 25/02/2021
- First vaccines given in Immbulance
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Sixty-six-year-old Linda Sanders today became the first person to receive an injection in a new vaccination clinic on wheels.
- 04/02/2021
- Novel idea will boost vaccine access
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A new chapter is being written in the story of the fight back against Covid with the conversion of a former mobile library into a vaccination clinic on wheels.
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