EVERYONE who has had the Oxford vaccine can receive the second dose of the same brand regardless of age, Welsh Government has said. On Wednesday, news broke that people under the age of 30 will be offered an alternative Covid-19 jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine. A review by the MHRA found that by the end of last month, 79 people in the UK has suffered from blood clots following vaccination, with 19 of those people dying. The regulator stressed that this was not proof that the jab was the cause of the clots but conceded that the link was getting stronger. The review took place at 3pm on Wednesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted the jab was safe.
Covid in Wales: How the country is coping - in six charts
By Steve Duffy & Gwyndaf Hughes
BBC News
media captionSee how case rates have changed in each part of Wales
How is Covid-19 affecting Wales? Nearly a month since the latest lockdown came into force, hospitals have more patients with the virus than ever before and weekly deaths are close to the peak levels seen at the end of April.
But case rates seem to be easing off and the vaccination rollout has started, if a little stutteringly.
Here is a snapshot - in six charts - to show where we are.
Updated: Wed 6th Jan
“Please help us to help you” asks NHS Wales Chief Exec who warns health service could be ‘overwhelmed’ in coming weeks
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Jan 6th, 2021
The number of coronavirus patients being treated in hospitals across Wales is at its “highest on record’, the chief executive of NHS Wales has said.
Almost 2800 covid-19 related patients are currently in hospital – a 4% increase on the previous week.
140 patients with the virus are receiving treatment in critical care units.
Speaking at a Welsh Government press briefing today Chief Executive of NHS Wales, Dr Andrew Goodall, said “if the current trend continues very soon the number of Coronavirus related patients in hospital will be twice the peak we saw during the first wave in April.
There are a lot of concerns about the vaccine roll out in Wales (Image: Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)
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The vaccine rollout in Wales is shrouded in a total lack of clarity and the Welsh Government has some really important questions to answer.
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