The Latest Breaking News from UKHSA

Hospital patient dies from confirmed case of Lassa fever, UKHSA says

An individual has died from what the UK Health Security Agency is likely to be Lassa fever.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Lassa fever: First death confirmed in UK from new outbreak

Just 10 cases of Lassa fever have been reported in England since the 1980s

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Covid: ‘Booster jabs ‘prevented more than 100,000 hospitalisations during Omicron wave’

Booster vaccinations for Covid prevented over 100,000 hospitalisations during the Omicron wave, according to analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2022

UK records further 219 Covid deaths as infections soar past 112,000

From Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is now including data on possible reinfections in its Covid-19 dashboard. Today a further 112,458 Covid cases were recorded

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2022

Parents urged to get kids vaccinated against deadly diseases as travel resumes

The UK Health Security Agency said covid has led to a big drop in the number of children being vaccinated against other diseases

Liverpool Echo · Feb 1, 2022

Measles warning as MMR jab uptake falls to lowest level in 10 years

More than one in 10 children in England starting school at risk of catching deadly disease, experts say

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Cases of new Omicron ‘stealth variant’ detected in Wales

Public Health Wales confirmed several cases of the Covid strain have been found

Wales Online · Feb 1, 2022

Parents told to get kids jabbed against potentially deadly measles before they start school

The UK Health Security Agency says measles is a highly infectious disease and children should have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccines before starting school

Chronicle Live · Feb 1, 2022

Deadly measles warning to parents as vaccination drops dangerously low

So few children are now jabbed there is a risk of a serious outbreak

Wales Online · Feb 1, 2022

‘Very worrying’: MMR vaccine rates in England at 10-year low

Health officials say thousands of children at risk of getting measles after ‘significant drop’ in number getting jabs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022