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Living with Covid: What’s happening with free tests and self-isolation?

The Prime Minister has delivered his plan for living with coronavirus – featuring an end to mandatory self-isolation and universal free tests for the general public in England. The confirmation of the next step back to normality was presented to MPs ...

21 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Booster vaccine significantly reduces risk of death with Omicron, figures show

The booster vaccine offers “high levels of protection” against the Omicron variant and significantly reduces the risk of death, new data shows. Protection against death with Omicron stands at around 60% for those aged 50 and over about six months ...

27 Jan 2022 at 18:55

‘People’s behaviour will make a difference to Covid-19 cases’ as Plan B scrapped

People’s behaviour will make a difference to declining or rising coronavirus cases, the chief medical adviser to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Dr Susan Hopkins told a press conference in Downing Street that people mixing and ...

19 Jan 2022 at 20:25

UK to sizzle in scorching 34C on hottest day of the year

Parts of the UK are expected to sizzle in temperatures of 34C (93.2F) as the hot spell of weather reaches its sweltering peak on Friday. The Met Office said London and potentially some spots in East Anglia are most likely to reach the ...

17 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Hospital admissions continue to fall as Covid-19 wave recedes

The rate of Covid-19 admissions to hospitals in England has fallen for the third week in a row, in fresh evidence the current wave of infections is receding. The overall number of patients testing positive for the virus is also ...

11 Aug 2022 at 16:07

78 cases of monkeypox confirmed in the UK

Seven more cases of monkeypox have been identified in England, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the new cases bring the UK total since May 7 to 78. Among these cases, 77 were identified in ...

25 May 2022 at 17:38

Investigators continue to examine cause of sudden onset hepatitis in children

Investigators are continuing to try and work out why more than 160 children in the UK have been hit by sudden onset hepatitis. An update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Friday shows an extra 18 cases recorded as ...

07 May 2022 at 08:55

Human case of bird flu detected in UK

One person in the South West of England has confirmed bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The risk to the wider public continues to be very low, the UKHSA said, but urged people not touch sick or dead ...

06 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Antibiotics could be given to children en masse in ‘rare’ move by officials

Children at primary schools affected by the Strep A outbreak could be given antibiotics as a blanket prevention measure, in a move described as “rare” by health officials. A government minister revealed the plan in ...

06 Dec 2022 at 02:41

Parents urged to get children flu vaccine after 70% jump in hospital cases

Parents of young children are being urged to get them the flu vaccine after a 70% jump in hospital admissions for under-fives with the virus. Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows a low uptake of ...

30 Nov 2022 at 11:45

Pandemic ‘has slowed progress towards eliminating new cases of HIV in England’

The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed progress to eliminate new cases of HIV in England, health leaders have said. New diagnoses rose slightly in heterosexual women in 2021 despite lower levels of HIV testing, ...

01 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Back-to-school health advice issued amid rising Strep A and flu cases

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued back-to-school advice amid high levels of flu, Covid-19 and invasive Strep A disease (iGas). The advice includes simple steps that can minimise the spread ...

02 Jan 2023 at 16:31

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