03/28/2024

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MERTHYR TYDFIL, WALES - JANUARY 04: A nurse prepares the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at Pontcae Medical Practice on January 4, 2021 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was administered at a handful of hospitals today before being rolled out to hundreds of GP-led sites across the country this week.

COVID-19 vaccine drop-in clinics update 

Mass Vaccination centres (MVCs) across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire will be closed to drop-ins on Saturday 26 March due to a national update to the computer system used to record COVID-19 vaccines given.

Scheduled appointments for Saturday 26 March will still take please so people with booked appointments are asked to still attend as planned.

Cwm Cou MVC will also be closed to drop-ins after 2pm on Monday 21 March and Y Gamfa Wen MVC at the university in Carmarthen will be closed to drop-ins after 1.30pm on Wednesday 23 March.

The drive-through Showground MVC in Carmarthen will permanently close at 5pm on Wednesday 23 March.

People are advised to check opening times of drop-in clinics before travelling for their COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment. Drop-in opening times can be found on the Hywel Dda UHB website here https://hduhb.nhs.wales/covid19-vaccination or by calling 0300 303 8322.

People with parental responsibilities for children aged 5 to 11 can now book an appointment for their child’s COVID-19 vaccine by calling 0300 303 8322 or by completing this request form https://forms.office.com/r/Rn7Tifwj6S

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