Covid-19 Boosters
COVID-19 Spring Booster Vaccination
The Spring COVID-19 Spring Booster Programme will begin on 1st April 2025 and run until 30th June 2025.
The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of severe illness (hospitalisations and deaths) arising from COVID-19. As currently available COVID-19 vaccines provide limited protection against mild and asymptomatic disease, the focus of the programme is on offering vaccination to those most likely to directly benefit from vaccination, particularly those with underlying health conditions that increase their risk of hospitalisation following infection.
Further information
More information on COVID-19 vaccines can be found on the COVID-19 vaccination information - Public Health Wales website.
Vaccine information in accessible formats can also be found on the Immunisation and Vaccines - Public Health Wales website.
Who is eligible?
For Spring 2025, JCVI advises that a COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to:
• people aged 75 and older;
• residents in care homes for older people; and
• anyone aged six months and over who has a weakened immune system
How will I be invited?
Just like in previous years, we will be starting our Spring Booster vaccinations in care homes across Gwent. We will then invite all other eligible patients to receive their vaccination at either their GP Practice, Local Pharmacy, or nearest community vaccination clinic.
Appointment letters will be sent to all eligible patients. If you have a mobile number registered on our system an appointment and reminder will be text to you.
Community Vaccination Clinics
A list of Community Vaccination Clinics can be found here: Vaccination Pop-up Clinics - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Appointment times and location
Patients will be seen at clinics by appointment times only.
If your appointment time or location of your appointment is not suitable, please contact our vaccination booking centre and a member of our team will be happy to change your appointment to suit you.
How to contact us
Should you wish to contact our vaccination booking team you can do so by calling 0300 303 1373 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday or by emailing: abb.vsbc@wales.nhs.uk
If you wish to cancel and/or reschedule your appointment you can do this by completing our online form : Booking Centre form
Calling on behalf of a patient?
Our booking team will only be available to speak to you on behalf of a patient if the patient has provided consent to do so. If you haven’t gained this consent in previous campaigns, then please ensure you are with the patient when you call.