Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from UKHSA

When are children eligible for the nasal spray flu vaccine?

Influenza on the rise among under-15s as autumn hits, UKHSA warns

The Independent UK

Scotland Covid warning as two 'nightmare' mutant strains found in UK patients

Cases of variants BQ.1 and XBB have been recorded across the country, with the latter said to spread quickly and appearing to evade vaccine protection.

Edinburgh Live

New Covid variant XBB hits 18 UK cases - all you need to know about the deadly 'nightmare' strain

It is thought as though the mutant strain may be a factor in the recent spike of cases, as it spreads rapidly and appears to evade vaccine immunity.

Chronicle Live

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

2 new mutant Covid strains emerge in UK with hundreds of confirmed cases

More than 700 new cases have been confirmed

Nottingham Post

Two new strains of Covid have been found in the UK

They are being 'closely monitored', said the UKHSA

Wales Online

Covid: Has ‘autumn wave’ levelled off in England?

But latest data points to an increase among secondary school aged children

Evening Standard

Two new Covid-19 strains identified in the UK

The UKHSA has said they are monitoring the variants closely

Manchester Evening News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Plea to vaccinate children against flu as hospitalisations rise in England

Data suggests hospital admission rates among children under five have almost doubled in two weeks

The Guardian - UK

Covid 'nightmare variant' hits 18 UK cases - all you need to know about deadly XBB strain

It is thought that the mutant strain may be a factor in the recent spike in cases because it spreads quickly and appears to evade people's vaccine protection

Daily Mirror

Two new Covid-19 variants designated by UKHSA as cases level off

The XBB variant is believed to be behind a recent surge in cases in Singapore and has been confirmed in 35 countries

Evening Standard

Covid warning as two mutant strains emerge in UK with more than 700 cases

Cases of variants BQ.1 and XBB have been recorded across the country.

Daily Record

Two new Covid variants found in UK with hundreds of cases detected

The UK Health and Security Agency has warned rapid growth has been identified in the strains

The Independent UK

Flu spike leaves some young children needing intensive care

In total around 33 million people in England can get a free flu vaccine this year, including everyone aged 50 and over, all primary-age children and some secondary-age children

Wales Online

Flu levels continuing to rise in England with rates highest among children

Vaccine uptake among very young children is down on this point last year.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Parents urged to take flu spray offer for children after warning from Australia

Australia saw an early and sharp spike in flu cases, particularly affecting children.

Liverpool Echo

Monkeypox infections identified in Merseyside as government response faces criticism

The NHS has said it is important "that people are alert to the risk Monkeypox poses"

Daily Mirror

Flu warning as hospitalisations rise among kids under 5 after surge in cases

There has been a rise in hospitalisations and ICU admissions among children under five in England, the Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said. The UKHSA has urged everyone eligible to get a flu vaccine

Wales Online

Flu season has hit early with surge in children under five being hospitalised

“This will be a concern for many parents and carers of young children, and we urge them to take up the offer of vaccination for eligible children as soon as possible.”

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Flu season may have arrived early, health officials warn

The latest data suggests hospital and intensive admissions for the respiratory disease are rising quickest in children under five.

The Independent UK

Warning for parents after rise in hospitalisations for flu in children under 5

Hospitalisation rate for influenza was at 0.84 per 100,000 this week

Daily Mirror

Latest Covid wave peaks as patient admissions levels off thanks to autumn boosters

Health experts described the news as "encouraging" and said it could reflect the impact of the autumn booster campaign, which has now seen around six in 10 over-75s receive a fresh dose of vaccine

Leeds Live

Leeds is monkeypox virus hotspot as new cases soar

Cases have been slowing down across the country, except in Leeds

Daily Mirror

Fast-spreading Covid subvariant sweeps through Asia in 'new class' of Omicron

A new subvariant of the coronavirus that is feared to be more immune-evasive and faster spreading than current strains has swept across parts of Asia, fuelling surges in cases

Chronicle Live

Covid winter boosters, new vaccines and why side effects may be different

Everybody over 50 is invited for a winter coronavirus jab but not everybody will get the new dual/bivalent vaccines that target multiple strains

The Independent UK

What is Ebola and what are the symptoms as Uganda hit by deadly new outbreak

There have so far been 58 confirmed cases and 19 deaths since the first case was diagnosed

1 … 48 49 50 51

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Office for National Statistics

UK Health Security Agency

502 stories

British Heart Foundation

281 stories

Terrence Higgins Trust

58 stories

THT

14 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.