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This guidance is for health practitioners implementing the vaccination programme to protect pregnant women and older adults from RSV.
This page advises those working with children on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for. This is part of the guidance for the hazard: heat.
Marburg virus is a filovirus which, along with Ebola virus, can cause a severe and often fatal viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
Guidance for healthcare practitioners about the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.
Information on the investigation, diagnosis and management of a pregnant woman who has, or is exposed to, viral rash illness.
PGD template for administering hexavalent vaccine following national recommendations and the routine childhood immunisation programme.
Protocol for the administration of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine to individuals aged 5 years and over in accordance with the national COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report provides an analysis of how climate change makes extreme weather events in the UK, including more intense and frequent heatwaves.
Guidance for health professionals on diagnoses, prevention and treatment of meningococcal disease.
The symptoms, means of transmission, best means of prevention and treatment of RSV.
Posters showing who is eligible for shingles vaccination for GP surgeries, hospitals, care homes and primary care settings.
The latest reproduction number (R) and growth rate of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by a virus of the Nairoviridae family.
Data on the real-world efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Examples of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) include Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Marburg and Ebola virus diseases.
PGD template to support the national pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (13-valent or 15-valent, adsorbed) (PCV) vaccination programme.
Guidance for local UKHSA centre health protection teams about assessing and managing outbreaks of suspected acute viral respiratory infections in schools.
Patient group direction (PGD) templates for post exposure prophylaxis and treatment of flu for adult residents and staff of care homes.
Information for individuals who have whooping cough (pertussis).
Clinical advice on West Nile virus including symptoms, diagnosis and epidemiology.
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