News and communications

Weekly national influenza and COVID-19 report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

Regular measles statistics updates issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

• Updated: 18 April 2024

UKHSA urges overseas travellers, including Hajj pilgrims, to check well in advance to ensure they are up to date and have all necessary vaccinations

• Updated: 11 April 2024

Report shows vaccine coverage for children in the UK at 12 months, 24 months and 5 years

• Updated: 26 March 2024

UKHSA publishes its annual survey of parents to understand attitudes towards the childhood immunisation programme.

• Updated: 20 March 2024

UKHSA Chief Executive Professor Dame Jenny Harries visits Manchester and Liverpool to launch campaign as measles cases continue to rise.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

JCVI advises government on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for Spring 2024

• Updated: 7 February 2024

Measles can spread very easily among those who are unvaccinated, especially in nurseries and schools.

• Updated: 19 January 2024

The novel type 2 oral polio vaccine (nOPV2), developed by a team including scientists from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has today (9 January) been quality-assured (prequalified) by the Worl…

• Updated: 9 January 2024

UK Health Security Agency reminds parents of back-to-school advice amid rising levels of winter illness in the new year.

• Updated: 8 January 2024

The UK Health Security Agency is encouraging those at higher risk of flu and COVID-19 to make a new year’s resolution to get winter strong.

• Updated: 5 January 2024

This week’s UKHSA surveillance data shows the sharpest weekly increase in flu activity so far this winter, signalling flu season is officially underway.

• Updated: 15 December 2023

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is strongly encouraging eligible people from ethnic minority groups to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

• Updated: 8 December 2023

A childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccine would be offered in 2 doses, at 12 and 18 months of age.

• Updated: 14 November 2023

National marketing campaign launches today, targeting those eligible but still unvaccinated.

• Updated: 1 November 2023

Public consultation supports proposal to update 3 regulations that ensure the safe and effective delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination programmes.

• Updated: 30 October 2023

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is calling on those celebrating Diwali to come forward for their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations if they are eligible

• Updated: 23 October 2023

The deal is set to boost pandemic preparedness against influenza.

• Updated: 26 September 2023

Parents will start receiving invites from next week as the annual NHS influenza (flu) vaccination programme for children gets under way.

• Updated: 8 September 2023

Precautionary measure taken to protect those most vulnerable from illness during winter following the identification of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86.

• Updated: 30 August 2023