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Care Providers give critical support to the most at-risk citizens in our communities, and the leadership of social care in Wales is proud for your continued commitment and hard work.
This information bulletin should be read in conjunction with the most recent advice from Public Health Wales (PHW) and Welsh Government.
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Public Health Wales | ||
Adult household contacts of adults with severe immunosuppression to be offered COVID-19 vaccination
| The Welsh Government has accepted Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice that people over 16 who live with individuals with severely weakened immune systems should be offered COVID-19 vaccination as a priority. Arrangements are now being made to invite these individuals for vaccination. Full details will follow. Adults who are immunosuppressed have a weaker immune system to fight infections naturally and are more likely to have poorer outcomes following COVID-19 infection. There is growing evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines may reduce the chance of someone who has been vaccinated passing the virus on. Vaccinating household contacts will help limit the spread of the virus to immunosuppressed adults. Household contacts considered as a priority would be those over 16 who share living accommodation with adults who are immunosuppressed. The JCVI does not currently advise vaccination of household contacts of immunosuppressed children, or children who are household contacts of immunosuppressed adults. Adults with severe immunosuppression should have already been offered COVID-19 vaccination as part of group 6 (all individuals aged 16 to 64 years with underlying health conditions as defined by the JVCI). | Please follow the instructions for your health board on this link if you are in this category and have not received an invitation for vaccination yet |
Public Health Wales (PHW) risk assessment guidance now available | Public Health Wales (PHW) has now published its risk assessment guidance for care homes, for visiting into and out of care homes. Providers may recall that we hosted a webinar with PHW and Welsh Government in early March about the risk assessment template and guidance. You can watch the recording back via YouTube: English: https://youtu.be/-gUzUNgGkAg Welsh: https://youtu.be/BgqvOoy-4Z8 Please note that the session was conducted in English, but YouTube offers a facility to have Welsh-language subtitles. | |
Welsh Government | ||
Joint statement from the four UK health ministers on Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) advice for phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccination programme | The independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has today (13 April) published its final advice for phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, setting out that the most effective way to minimise hospitalisations and deaths is to continue to prioritise people by age. | See full statement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-health-ministers-statement-on-jcvi-advice-13-april-2021 |
Adult household contacts of adults with severe immunosuppression to be offered COVID-19 vaccination | The Welsh Government has accepted Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice that people over 16 who live with individuals with severely weakened immune systems should be offered COVID-19 vaccination as a priority. | |
People in Wales who cannot work from home encouraged to use lateral flow self-tests | All those who cannot work from home are being encouraged to access lateral flow self-test kits as they are rolled out across Wales. The rapid coronavirus testing kits will be available to collect from local test sites across Wales from Friday (16 April) this week. | https://gov.wales/people-wales-who-cannot-work-home-encouraged-use-lateral-flow-self-tests |
Written Statement: Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restriction) (No.5) (Wales) Regulations 2020 | The First Minister for Wales, Mark Drakeford AS, made a statement on the changes to the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020, which have been amended in a number of areas. | |