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Deaths from hepatitis C fell by 35% between 2015 and 2020, new data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) urges pregnant women to get vaccinated as latest data reinforces previous findings on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy.
Information on the changes to the HPV immunisation programmes from 1 April 2022.
The government has ended legal restrictions in England and is instead asking the public to practice specific safe and responsible behaviours.
The world-class facility at UKHSA’s Porton Down site is dedicated to the development and testing of new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised an additional spring booster dose for the most vulnerable individuals in the population.
Latest findings from the SIREN study reveal more information about the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing infection, even in people who have already had coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has updated its vaccination advice for children aged 5 to 11, with a view to increasing protection against potential future waves of coronavirus (COVID-19).
A new review by UKHSA shows that people who have had one or more doses of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine are less likely to develop long COVID than those who remain unvaccinated.
New app and video-call support service with specially trained NHS Test and Trace staff will help partially sighted people to take lateral flow tests at home.
The UK has uploaded over 2 million genome sequences to the international GISAID database, accounting for a quarter of all SARS-CoV-2 genomes shared globally to date.
The lab opened in Royal Leamington Spa in June 2021 and is the biggest of its kind in the UK, playing a vital role in efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Booster vaccinations are estimated to have prevented 105,600 people from being admitted to hospital with coronavirus (COVID-19) since mid-December.
Three new cases of antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria which causes gonorrhoea, have been confirmed in England.
A new campaign warns parents and guardians of the serious risk to children’s health from measles, reminding people to ensure their children are protected by 2 doses of MMR vaccine.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is now including data on possible reinfections in its COVID-19 dashboard.
Latest updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) therapeutic agents, a programme of public health activities to support deployment of novel therapeutics for COVID-19.
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that boosters significantly reduce the risk of death with Omicron.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people how to minimise the risk of Shigella, a sexually transmitted infection with growing antibiotic resistance.
Findings from the latest report of the government-backed REACT-1, one of the largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published today.
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