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The UK has sanctioned 7 Russian cyber criminals through coordinated actions with the US government.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Emergency border measures introduced to prevent the spread of new variants of coronavirus into the UK.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a person in the South West of England.
The Princess Royal today visited UKHSA's Colindale site to open a new laboratory, marking 100 years of the world’s oldest existing collection of bacteria samples.
Eight of the UK’s top scientific organisations coming together to find new ways to contain bird flu outbreaks.
The new variant transmits more easily than the previous one but there is no evidence that it is more likely to cause severe disease or mortality.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference.
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid spoke at the Global Mental Health Summit 2021.
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified across the South East of England.
Three new cases of antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria which causes gonorrhoea, have been confirmed in England.
The UK will offer its world-leading genomics expertise to identify new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 to countries who do not have the resources to do so.
All of the available boosters provide good protection against severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19).
Students should get up to date with 3 vaccines: Men ACWY (meningitis), MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) and, for female students, HPV, before the start of the new term.
This adapted COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.
Exponential rises in cases in the South East and East of England necessitate decisive action ahead of the formal review on 30 December.
Future vaccine modifications that respond to new variants of coronavirus to be made available quickly to UK recipients, without compromising on safety, quality or effectiveness.
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.
The adapted COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron variant
Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on scarlet fever and invasive group A streptococcus cases.
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