New advice on autumn Covid booster jabs means over 65s is the new age threshold.
The autumn booster last year was taken up by 60% of those aged 50 to 64 but will now be only offered to those at that age group at clinical riskPeople in their 50s and early 60s in Wales will not routinely be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccination this autumn, the health minister has said.
Eluned Morgan said the advice from independent experts "differs slightly" from last year's booster programme, which reached more than 413,000 people aged between 50 and 64.More than 1.1m doses of vaccine were given out last autumn.Ms Morgan said the primary aim was to boost immunity in those at higher risk from Covid and to improve protection against severe illness, hospitalisation and death.
She has accepted the recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation , which advises UK nations.
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