Covid-19 vaccinations - Autumn/Winter 2026
The Welsh Government has accepted the latest advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which has advised an autumn/winter COVID-19 vaccination should be offered to our most vulnerable citizens in 2026.
It is being offered as a precaution so that those who are most at risk of becoming seriously ill if they catch coronavirus can keep a high level of immunity.
Who we are offering the vaccine to?
- Adults aged 75 years and over
- Residents in a care home for older adults
- Individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed
When will I receive a vaccine?
The Covid-19 autumn/winter programme will run from Thursday 1st October until the end of December 2026.
How and when will I hear?
Those eligible will be sent a letter from the health board with an appointment at a community pharmacy or your GP surgery. If your registered GP surgery isn’t offering the COVID vaccination this season, then you will be booked into an appointment at a community pharmacy.
The appointment being offered is for the Covid-19 autumn/winter booster 2026. However, eligible individuals will be offered the RSV vaccine as well. Follow this link to our RSV webpages for more information, and to find out if you're eligible.
You may hear from us towards the early part of October.
But don’t worry if you don’t hear from us straight away, appointments will be given as we work through the eligibility groups. Those eligible will receive an appointment from October until the end of December.
There is no need to contact your GP surgery or the health board. If you are eligible, you will be sent an appointment.
Those who are residents in care homes or are housebound will be vaccinated by either their GP surgery, local community pharmacy or our immunisation team.
How can I cancel or change my appointment?
If you are unable to make your appointment, please refer to your invitation letter for details on how you can rearrange.
If you wish to have further information on this, please contact 01792 200492. We appreciate our telephone lines may be busy at times, and apologise for this in advance.
Further information about the autumn/winter 2026 Covid-19 booster programme will be added to this page as and when it becomes available.
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