Autumn booster invitations issued to eligible adults in Wales

The roll-out will begin at the start of September 2022 to help boost the immunity of those at higher risk from COVID-19, improving their protection against severe illness and to protect the NHS over winter 2022 to 23. The winter respiratory vaccination strategy will...
Levels of happiness increasing now pandemic recovery underway

Levels of happiness increasing now pandemic recovery underway

A public engagement survey by Public Health Wales has revealed that while people’s mental health, happiness and anxiety were hit hardest during winter 20/21, 70 per cent of those surveyed reported feeling happy by March 2022. Throughout the pandemic, people over 75...
Sustaining community led action is key to recovery from pandemic

Sustaining community led action is key to recovery from pandemic

New research from Public Health Wales, the Wales Council for Voluntary Action and the Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol suggests that harnessing the upsurge in community-led action during the pandemic response, could...

Coronavirus regulations end in Wales

From Monday 30 May, the legal requirement to wear a face covering in health and care settings will end. This follows the outcome of the 3-weekly review of coronavirus regulations and completes a gradual, phased easing of legal restrictions since January. Over the last...