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UKHSA and NHS England call for parents and healthcare workers to catch up on children’s missed vaccinations as schools start the autumn term.
A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for the first time to children across England on the NHS from January.
This letter sets out changes to the meningococcal C (MenC) vaccination schedule from 1 July 2016.
NHS and local authorities begin roll-out of world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme across the country.
RSV vaccines are 82% effective for older people and 72% for newborns when mothers are vaccinated at least 14 days before birth.
Measles activity has increased since April 2025 and the UKHSA is continuing to oversee the public health risk assessment.
Information relating to the expansion of Shingrix® vaccine eligibility to all those who are severely immunosuppressed and aged 18 years and over.
UKHSA data shows 85% of parents are confident childhood vaccines are safe, effective and trustworthy.
As uptake rates improve for the seventh month, more newborns are protected from whooping cough.
UKHSA data shows inequalities in HPV vaccination uptake in different areas and regions across the country
Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE will become the new chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) from October 2025.
UKHSA data shows the flu vaccine prevented 96,000 to 120,200 hospitalisations in England during last winter.
UKHSA is reminding travellers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Umrah and the upcoming Hajj pilgrimages to ensure they are vaccinated against meningitis.
The latest surveillance data, along with the latest public health advice for flu, COVID-19, RSV and other viruses common in winter.
A new collaboration between The Pandemic Institute (TPI) and Dstl, is set to fund vital research into emerging infectious diseases.
New UKHSA study shows the RSV vaccination programme already achieving a 30% reduction in hospital admissions in older people in England as roll-out continues.
On HPV Awareness Day, parents are reminded HPV vaccine gives protection against cervical cancer and protects both girls and boys from several other types of cancer.
A study found that around 4 months after vaccination, people who received the RSV vaccine had a 79% reduction in their risk of getting lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV, compared with those who received placebo.
Weekly national influenza and COVID-19 report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
Over a third of women giving birth got the new RSV vaccine in September, protecting newborns from severe illness.
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