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Weekly UKHSA report for the 2025/26 season, monitoring respiratory viruses as people are encouraged to take simple steps to protect themselves.
UKHSA is reminding people to be aware of TB symptoms to help ensure prompt testing and treatment.
Vaccines take up to 2 weeks for maximum protection, so get vaccinated early to reduce disease risk by Diwali on 20 October.
The UK Health Security Agency is encouraging people to get their flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccinations ahead of the winter months.
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new national vaccination campaign, 'Stay Strong. Get Vaccinated', to protect newborn babies.
The government will remove red tape, allowing doctors and pharmacists to prescribe flu medicines year-round to reduce winter pressures and protect the NHS.
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.
New UKHSA £1.3m programme will evaluate how wastewater monitoring could be used to detect a wider range of dangerous pathogens.
Patients who use social media to plan cosmetic procedures will now access more reliable information thanks to a landmark new initiative.
Latest data shows an increase in travel-associated chikungunya cases compared to the same period last year
From 2026, driving theory tests will include new CPR questions and, for the first time, questions about defibrillators to boost cardiac arrest survival.
The latest heat-health alert (HHA) issued by UKHSA and the Met Office for all regions of England.
UKHSA warns public to be alert to botulism following adverse reactions to cosmetic procedures involving botulinum toxin.
Professor Susan Hopkins is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Due to risk of infection, non-sterile alcohol-free wipes are not appropriate for the treatment of injuries, wounds or on broken skin, nor for cleaning of intravenous lines.
NHS and local authorities begin roll-out of world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme across the country.
The latest annual report on common animal-associated infections shows more than 1,500 cases of Lyme disease in 2024.
RSV vaccines are 82% effective for older people and 72% for newborns when mothers are vaccinated at least 14 days before birth.
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