vaccination

Flu cases soar in Wales — experts urge vaccination as children hit hardest

Public Health Wales warns of rising Influenza A cases while new study shows vaccines are highly effective for children.

Second Welsh health board urges MMR uptake amid rising measles threat

Hywel Dda joins Swansea Bay and Public Health Wales in call to vaccinate teens and young adults before summer travel…

Award is shot in the arm for service vaccinating children with important immunisation

A Swansea Bay service is leading the way in Wales by ensuring thousands of school children are protected from potentially…

Health chiefs urge people to protect themselves and their children amid new fears over measles

People living in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being urged to make sure they’re protected against measles as public…

Health board starts spring Covid vaccine booster rollout

Hywel Dda University Health Board has said it has started another round of Covid booster vaccines.

Health board urges MMR vaccine take-up as measles cases rise

As cases of measles continue to rise across the country, Hywel Dda University Health Board is urging children, teenagers and…

Health board concerned at low flu vaccine uptake for 2 to 3 year-olds

Hywel Dda University Health Board says it's concerned the current low uptake of the nasal flu vaccine in 2–3-year-olds could…

UK approves adapted COVID vaccine that targets latest ‘Kraken’ Omicron variant

The UK's drug regulator has approved an adapted vaccine that targets the latest COVID strain spreading across the country.

New research reveals just 1 in 3 pregnant women in Wales would have Covid-19 vaccination

A new study led by researchers at Swansea University has revealed that potentially only one in three pregnant women in…

Lab technical who caught Covid during pandemic issues vaccination plea

A Swansea Bay NHS worker who faces an uncertain future having developed complications following Covid is urging people to get…