This now exceeds the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 recorded in the country since the start of the pandemic, which was 185,035 on Thursday. A total of 396 second doses of the vaccine have been given.
On Tuesday, Health Minister Vaughan Gething said he expected 70% of the over-80s, as well as 70% of care home residents and staff to have received their first jab by January 24.
“I don’t just hope we’ll have reached seven in 10 care home residents and staff by the weekend, I don’t just hope we’ll have reached 70% of the over-80s by the end of the weekend, I expect us to do so,” Mr Gething told the Senedd.
Wales’ health minister has that no one should expect “any sort of significant easing” of the lockdown restrictions in place at the next review period. The current level four restrictions have been in place since December 20 with a strict “stay at home” message in place. Since their introduction the number of new daily cases […]
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Updated: January 19, 2021, 6:55 pm
The First Minister has been facing questions over the vaccine (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Wales could receive a larger share of coronavirus vaccines in future because it has an older population, the First Minister has said.
Mark Drakeford told the Welsh Parliament that “actions are being taken” by the UK Government to make sure future deliveries take into account the country’s higher median age.