Public Health
Should we be worried about the current COVID-19 variants? – UK Health Security Agency
As we enter autumn, rates of respiratory illnesses start to rise and people ask how the most common current lineages - or groups of...
Your guide to who’s eligible for the autumn 2025 flu vaccine – UK Health Security Agency
As we approach autumn, it's nearly time for people with certain long-term health conditions to be booked in for their free flu jab. Individuals...
Travel health and the growing risk of antibiotic-resistant STIs like gonorrhoea...
Travel offers exciting adventures, but it's important to protect your health wherever you go. While casual sexual encounters during holidays are common, protecting yourself...
The disease families which require urgent scientific research – UK Health...
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was set up to protect health from infectious diseases and environmental hazards. We prepare for future threats to...
Who’s eligible for the 2025 COVID-19 vaccine, or ‘Spring Booster’? –...
As we move into spring, protection from any earlier COVID-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane.
COVID-19 can still be very...
With tuberculosis (TB) on the rise again, how can we prevent...
UKHSA’s most recent data on tuberculosis (TB) revealed a rise in reported numbers in England by 13% in 2024 (5,480) compared to 2023 (4,850)....
Changes to health protection notification regulations (NOIDs) – UK Health Security...
From 6 April 2025, we’re expanding the list of pathogens that Registered Medical Professionals and laboratories in England must notify us about.
The changes will...