Tag: UK Health Security Agency
Extremely drug-resistant Shigella infections on the rise in England
Maximum number of cases are reported from London (45), the North West (21) and South East (12)
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has raised...
Vaccination reduces risk of COVID-19 death but protection wanes after 6 months: UKHSA study
Case fatality risk of COVID-19 was 10 times higher in unvaccinated adults compared to those who received the vaccine within six months prior to...
Three branded eye gels recalled due to possible microbial contamination
Retailers told to withdraw the affected products and collect them from the patients
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has cautioned people...
Antibiotic prescribing increases by over 8% in England
Deaths due to severe antibiotic resistant infections have also increased in the country
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the latest national...
Autumn Covid jabs to kick off next week amid Pirola variant concerns
The National Health Service will begin its autumn Covid vaccine program next week, a month earlier than planned in response to the spread of...
UK project plans to expand genomic sequencing from COVID to flu
Genomic sequencing allowed the world to track new coronavirus variants throughout the pandemic. Now British researchers plan to use it to better understand a...