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All of the available boosters provide good protection against severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19).
More than 25,000 people have already been vaccinated to contain the monkeypox outbreak in the UK.
Heat-health alert issued
News story
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a heat-health alert as the Met Office forecasts high temperatures for the coming days.
As further poliovirus has been detected in sewage, JCVI recommends that polio vaccine booster doses should be offered to children across London.
Latest updates on cases of monkeypox identified by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
UK monkeypox case numbers begin to plateau
Press release
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the latest technical briefing, which shows early signs that the outbreak is plateauing.
Latest from the UK Health Security Agency
What we do
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for protecting every member of every community from the impact of infectious diseases, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents and other health threats.
We provide intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage, to make the nation’s health secure.
UKHSA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Documents
Policy papers and consultations
- Clostridioides difficile infection: guidance on management and treatment
- UK SMI S 11: red or painful eye
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) research involving animals
- PHE/UKHSA government procurement card spend over £500: 2021
Our management
Contact UKHSA
General enquiries
To make information access requests including Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests and data subject access requests (SAR) to UKHSA, please email InformationRights@UKHSA.gov.uk
Main switchboard
020 7654 8000
Complaints – if you wish to make a complaint about the UK Health Security Agency, please email the UKHSA Complaints team at Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk
Press office
National press office
020 7654 8400
Chemicals, radiation and environmental hazards press office
01235 825 405/406
Out of hours
020 8200 4400
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Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
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UKHSA
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
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