The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging all those eligible to take up their flu vaccine by 10 December to ensure protection in time for Christmas.

• Updated: 5 December 2021

The total number of new HIV diagnoses in England decreased by 33% in 2020 according to new data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

• Updated: 2 December 2021

Analysis by the UK Health Security Agency in women giving birth has reinforced international evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have good safety record in pregnant women.

• Updated: 25 November 2021

Following an increase in avian flu cases in humans in China, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people travelling to the country to avoid handling produce at wet markets.

• Updated: 18 November 2021

Following a review of evidence by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), advice on second doses for young people aged 16 to 17 was issued earlier this week.

• Updated: 17 November 2021

New UKHSA data shows that bloodstream infections dropped in 2020 for the first time since 2016 but remain at a higher level than 6 years ago.

• Updated: 17 November 2021

JCVI has advised that, in addition to those aged over 50 years and at higher risk from coronavirus, all adults aged 40 to 49 years should be offered an mRNA booster.

• Updated: 15 November 2021

Results from first UK real-world study by UKHSA show significantly increased protection against symptomatic disease from Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster dose in those aged 50 and above.

• Updated: 15 November 2021

In line with step 4 of the roadmap the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has laid a statutory instrument that will remove certain powers from the Coronavirus Act 2020, subject to Parliamentary approval.

• Updated: 27 October 2021

New campaign encourages those eligible to get free flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster vaccine ahead of winter.

• Updated: 8 October 2021

Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in UK.

• Updated: 17 September 2021

Guidance on rotavirus vaccination at 8 weeks old, in relation to the introduction of newborn screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency.

• Updated: 15 September 2021

This letter provides information on the introduction of the Gardasil® 9 vaccine during the 2021 to 2022 academic year.

• Updated: 27 July 2021

This letter provides information on the forthcoming changes to the NHS neonatal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation programme

• Updated: 27 July 2021

Respiratory infections in young children have begun to rise out of season, following low infection levels in response to COVID-19 restrictions and good infection control measures that have been in place.

• Updated: 22 July 2021

Public Health England is reminding the public of simple actions that they can take to reduce the spread of norovirus.

• Updated: 16 July 2021

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), working with NHS England (NHSE), has launched a 5-year action plan to drive down tuberculosis (TB) cases in England.

• Updated: 1 July 2021

New data suggests a low risk of COVID-19 reinfection in the population.

• Updated: 17 June 2021

Patrick Vallance writes about the aim to have vaccines and therapeutics available at scale within 100 days. This piece was published in the Financial Times.

• Updated: 2 June 2021

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock updated Parliament on the government's response to coronavirus.

• Updated: 20 May 2021