Llangollen Health Centre issues latest vaccination update

Llangollen Health Centre has this afternoon issued its latest vaccination update on Facebook.

Its post says: 

"Vaccine Update – Group 6

We are getting many queries from patients asking whether they come under group 6 (those aged 18-64 years with underlying health conditions), so we have copied the extract below from the Vaccination Strategy for Wales.

Priority group 6 is a large and complex group.

It is defined as patients with:

• Chronic respiratory disease (see also explanation re asthma below);

• Chronic heart disease and vascular disease;

• Chronic kidney disease;

• Chronic liver disease;

• Chronic neurological disease, including severe or profound learning disability (see link to separate guidance below);

• Diabetes mellitus;

• Immunosuppression;

• Asplenia or dysfunction of the spleen;

• Morbid obesity;

• Severe mental illness

• Younger adults in long-stay in-patient nursing and residential care.

• Adult carers (see link to separate guidance below)

Priority group 6 is similar to the flu at risk groups, but with some important differences:

• The age range is limited to adults with the exception of some children with severe neurodisabilities

• Those with severe asthma are at increased risk and included. Severe asthma is defined as requiring regular use of oral corticosteroids or previously requiring hospital admission. Individuals with mild to moderate asthma are not at increased risk and not recommended for vaccination as part of this group.

• Those with ‘severe and profound’ learning disability are included and is explained in the separate guidance (see link below)

Further guidance for unpaid carers:

COVID-19 vaccination and unpaid carers | GOV.WALES

Further guidance re learning disabilities:

COVID-19 vaccinations: prioritisation of individuals with learning disability or severe mental illness | GOV.WALES."