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Data Provider: Welsh Government Management Information COVID-19 vaccination programme - stock levels and distribution, by date

This data has been published to provide a weekly summary of data on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination operations in Wales. Figures show the cumulative number of doses allocated to Wales and the cumulative number of doses delivered, by date. The number of doses includes Pfizer/BioNTech (12+ years), AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Pfizer/BioNTech (5-11 years) doses. Figures on doses allocated and delivered refer to one dose of vaccine. The data are taken from management information and are subject to change. They have not been not been subject to the same validation processes undertaken for official statistics releases.

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Click here to sortCumulative number of doses allocated to WalesTotal number of doses allocated refers to the number of doses that have either been made available by Public Health England to the Welsh Government for ordering (up to 11:55 on the day listed) or, in the case of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, delivered direct from the manufacturer to Wales (up to the end of the day).Click here to sortCumulative number of doses deliveredTotal number of doses delivered refers to the number of doses that have either been delivered from Public Health England to the ownership of the Welsh Government or, in the case of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, delivered from the Welsh Government’s distributor to the NHS in Wales, and is the cumulative amount delivered by 23:59 the day before.
15 February 2021933,630811,980
22 February 20211,015,530911,910
01 March 20211,236,0001,015,970
08 March 20211,670,1401,179,780
15 March 20211,857,5901,523,290
22 March 20212,010,7501,742,440
29 March 20212,163,5501,887,360
05 April 20212,198,1102,058,050
12 April 20212,378,8402,220,800
19 April 20212,551,8902,375,310
26 April 20212,729,6602,511,700
04 May 20212,900,3902,667,620
10 May 20213,081,1102,837,490
17 May 20213,255,1103,011,100
24 May 20213,432,8003,187,140
31 May 20213,677,4203,387,660
07 June 20213,775,5103,543,230
14 June 20213,953,3703,690,290
21 June 20214,021,7703,770,710
28 June 20214,186,0703,861,830
05 July 20214,288,0703,934,690
12 July 20214,452,4704,031,920
19 July 20214,581,1704,148,400
26 July 20214,618,5704,223,280
02 August 20214,747,2704,274,760
09 August 20214,747,2704,307,520
16 August 20214,804,7604,354,320
23 August 20214,804,8404,389,420
31 August 2021Due to the bank holiday Monday on 30 August 2021, data has been reported up to 31 August 2021 instead of up to 30 August 2021.4,804,8404,415,490
06 September 20214,804,8404,421,340
13 September 2021The cumulative number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine that have been allocated to Wales has decreased compared to previous weeks. This is due to a reallocation of vaccines initially allocated to Wales, within the wider UK vaccination programme.4,796,8404,426,180
20 September 20215,025,3404,446,310
27 September 20215,165,5804,551,240
04 October 2021As of 4 October 2021, the number of vaccines allocated to Wales includes previously deferred stock for the COVID-19 booster programme which began in Autumn 2021.5,635,0304,659,790
11 October 20215,711,0804,773,280
18 October 20215,945,6804,860,180
25 October 20216,103,6304,976,090
01 November 20216,208,7305,073,280
08 November 20216,317,7605,187,330
15 November 20216,317,7605,327,660
22 November 20216,581,0105,429,640
29 November 20216,780,9105,533,780
6 December 20216,998,5505,629,380
13 December 20217,262,7005,745,580
20 December 20217,356,3006,006,430
10 January 2022Due to the holiday period, data delivery was paused for the week commencing 27 December 2021 and 3 January 2022. There are currently no plans to include this data in future updates.7,888,8706,401,690
17 January 20227,888,8706,407,540
24 January 20227,912,8706,409,800
31 January 20227,919,6706,422,030
07 February 20227,931,6706,435,410
14 February 20227,931,6706,447,210
21 February 20227,949,6706,455,980
28 February 20227,955,3706,469,150
07 March 20227,978,9706,495,290
14 March 20227,985,6706,506,020
21 March 20228,019,8906,520,920
28 March 20228,053,9906,548,040
04 April 20228,056,5906,576,640
11 April 20228,059,4506,582,770

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General description

This data has been published to provide a weekly summary of data on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination operations in Wales.

Figures show the cumulative number of doses allocated to Wales and the cumulative number of doses delivered, by date.

Number of doses includes Pfizer/BioNTech (12+ years), AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Pfizer/BioNTech (5-11 years) doses. Figures on doses allocated and delivered refer to one dose of vaccine. A course of vaccination is made up of a number of doses and will differ between individuals. Individuals who are severely immunosuppressed were recommended three doses from the beginning of the vaccination programme. The remainder of the eligible population were recommended two doses, with three doses recommended once the booster programme began in autumn 2021.

The data are taken from management information and are subject to change. They have not been not been subject to the same validation processes undertaken for official statistics releases.

The UK Government hold the contracts for vaccine volumes and deliveries to the whole of the UK. Wales receives a population share of all vaccines procured by the UK Government. Vaccines are allocated to health boards on the basis of the UK’s Independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) priority groups’ population sizes following allocations given to Public Health Wales (PHW) and Velindre University NHS Trust.


Data collection and calculation

The data on vaccination allocation and delivery is drawn from information provided by Public Health England (PHE) and the Welsh Government. The data is collected from management information generated during the operation of the Vaccine Deployment Programme and collated centrally by Public Health England and, for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, by the Welsh Government.

The total number of doses allocated refers to the number of doses that, in the case of the Oxford / AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines have been made available by Public Health England to the Welsh Government for ordering (up to 11:55 on the day listed) or, in the case of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, delivered directly from the manufacturer to Wales (up to the end of the day).

The total number of doses delivered refers to the number of doses that have either been delivered from Public Health England’s distributor to the NHS in Wales or, in the case of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, delivered from the Welsh Government’s distributor to the NHS in Wales, and is the cumulative amount delivered by 23:59 the day before.

The difference between vaccine allocated to Wales and vaccine delivered in Wales is made up of vaccines allocated but not yet delivered.

Frequency of publication

Weekly

Data reference periods

15 February 2021 onwards

Revisions information

All data are provisional and subject to future revision due to ongoing data entry and cleansing activities.

Title

COVID-19 vaccination programme - stock levels and distribution

Last update

13 April 2022 13 April 2022

Next update

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Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Department of Health & Social Care

Contact email

kas.covid19@gov.wales

Designation

Management information

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

Prior to 26 January 2021 the product information for the Pfizer vaccine stated that each vial contains 5 doses; however in some cases it may be possible to withdraw a further sixth dose from some vials. The use of this additional dose is supported by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). From 26 January 2021, the MHRA updated their regulations to state that Pfizer vials officially contain 6 doses. The number of doses of Pfizer vaccine has been calculated on the basis of the date on which vaccine was received in Wales.

The product information for the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine states that vials contain 8 or 10 doses (depending on the presentation), however in some cases it may be possible to withdraw a further (9th or 11th) dose from some vials. The use of this additional dose is supported by the MHRA.

There are two different presentations of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine provided:
• 80 dose packs (Ten 4 ml vials with at least 8 doses per vial)
• 100 dose packs (Ten 5 ml vials with at least 10 doses per vial)

The product information for the Moderna vaccine states that 10 doses of 0.5mL can be withdrawn from each vial, which is the figure used for reporting the data presented in this release; however an additional overfill is included in each vial to ensure that 10 doses can be delivered. In some cases it may be possible to withdraw further doses from some vials. The use of this additional dose is supported by the MHRA. In the case of booster vaccination, the recommended dose of Moderna vaccine is 0.25mL. Moderna is given in both 0.5mL and 0.25mL doses and as such the number of doses in a vial will vary between 10 and 20 depending on the mix of first and second, and booster doses administered.

All data on vaccines allocated and delivered to Wales are approved by the UK Government.

On 13 September 2021, the cumulative number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine that were allocated to Wales decreased compared to previous weeks. This was due to a reallocation of vaccines initially allocated to Wales, within the wider UK vaccination programme.

As of 4 October 2021, the number of vaccines allocated to Wales includes previously deferred stock for the COVID-19 booster programme which began in Autumn 2021.

Keywords

NHS, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Vaccination programme

Name

HLTH6010