Covid vaccines: Over-80s target missed by Welsh Government
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A pledge that 70% of the over-80s would get the Covid-19 vaccine by last weekend was missed, the Welsh Government has admitted.
Weather has been blamed for the problem with figures showing 96,830, or 52.8%, had their first dose.
First Minister Mark Drakeford said many over-80s felt unsafe attending appointments amid the snow and ice.
Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies accused the government of constantly missing targets.
The pledge had been made by Health Minister Vaughan Gething in the Senedd, last week.
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Cwm Taf maternity: Failings affected two-thirds of women
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image captionConcerns emerged in late 2018 that women and babies may have come to harm because of staff shortages and failures to report serious incidents
Two-thirds of women at the heart of a review into maternity services at a Welsh health board could have had very different outcomes if they had received better care, a report has found.
The Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel (Imsop) focused on the experiences of pregnant women at Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board.
Its maternity services have been in special measures since serious failings were found two years ago.
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