It's important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection, but if you or your child have missed a vaccine, Hywel Dda Health Board is holding catch-up vaccination clinics in community venues over the school summer holiday.

  • Vaccination is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our children against ill health.

Since vaccines were introduced in the UK, diseases like smallpox, polio, and tetanus that used to kill or disable millions of people are either gone or are now very rarely seen.

However, if people stop having vaccines, it's possible for infectious diseases to quickly spread again.