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Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows highest ever uptake of HIV testing among some groups, but there is still more work to be ...
Monday, 02 October 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) sets out serious impacts of flu ahead of winter as eligible groups urged to come forward for vaccination....
Monday, 02 October 2023
A study to gather vital data on COVID-19 this winter has been launched by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National Statistics...
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has provided new essential genomic sequencing equipment to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)....
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
New tool will include data on a range of infections this winter....
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
The deal is set to boost pandemic preparedness against influenza....
Friday, 22 September 2023
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in the UK....
Friday, 22 September 2023
Tuberculosis (TB) cases in England increased by 7% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same timeframe in 2022....
Friday, 15 September 2023
Students urged to use a condom and get tested regularly to protect themselves and others from sexually transmitted infections (STIs)....
Thursday, 14 September 2023
UKHSA's flagship SIREN study is entering a new phase working with NHS sites to provide surveillance of respiratory infections in healthcare workers. ...
Monday, 11 September 2023
Regular updates on the Heat-Health Alerts (HHAs) issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office....
Friday, 08 September 2023
Parents will start receiving invites from next week as the annual NHS influenza (flu) vaccination programme for children gets under way....
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Approximately 13% of new students missed their free MenACWY vaccine in school and remain unprotected against 4 deadly types of meningitis....
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
The £1 million presymptomatic mpox (monkeypox) PRIME study hopes to recruit 2,000 participants in England....
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced its advice regarding persons who will be eligible for a COVID-19 booster vacc...
Monday, 07 August 2023
Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC) to be at forefront of UK’s ability to research and develop vaccines against the world’s deadliest pat...
Friday, 28 July 2023
UKHSA data reveals 70,649 people living with hepatitis C in England in 2022, marking a 45% decrease since 2015....
Tuesday, 25 July 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today launched its 3-year strategy to combat both new and re-emerging threats and to protect health security...
Thursday, 20 July 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding summer travellers of simple steps to reduce their risk of common infections when travelling abroad....
Friday, 14 July 2023
Latest update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the risk to human health from avian influenza (influenza A H5N1)....
Friday, 14 July 2023
UKHSA modelling suggests that, unless MMR vaccination rates improve, London could see a measles outbreak with tens of thousands of cases....
Thursday, 22 June 2023
UKHSA has published its annual flu report for the 2022 to 2023 flu season, the first time flu has been widespread since the COVID-19 pandemic began....
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Teenagers and eligible GBMSM under the age of 25 will only require a single HPV jab from September, following updated advice from JCVI....
Friday, 16 June 2023
Vaccinations against mpox are to be extended in London following a recent cluster of cases, with most in those who had not been vaccinated....
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
UKHSA is reminding Hajj and Umrah pilgrims to prioritise Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) safety measures when travelling to the Middle Eas...
Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Last year, gonorrhoea diagnoses were highest on record and syphilis diagnoses were highest since 1948....
Thursday, 01 June 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is today launching a new Heat-Health Alerting (HHA) service in partnership with the Met Office....
Thursday, 25 May 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) urges people to remain vigilant as a further 10 cases of mpox (monkeypox) have been diagnosed in the UK....
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
UKHSA has detected influenza A (H5) virus in 2 poultry workers, following the introduction of an asymptomatic testing programme for people who have be...
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
UKHSA has launched a 10-year science strategy, setting out how UKHSA’s science can save more lives and contribute to the UK’s ambition to be a global ...