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

EXPLAINED: 27 | Vintage Vibes

First case of new potentially deadly mpox strain Clade 1b detected in UK

UK Health Security Agency is tracking people who have been in contact with patient infected with clade 1b mpox strain

The Independent UK

Mpox: First case of deadly new variant discovered in the UK, UKHSA confirms

UKHSA say case was discovered in London and individual is undergoing treatment

Evening Standard

Fresh plea for Londoners to get vaccinated against Covid, flu and RSV ahead of winter surge

All three infections likely to increase in the coming weeks

Evening Standard

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

XEC Covid variant makes up around a fifth of new UK cases, data shows

UKHSA data shows 21.1 per cent of cases belonged to the strain

Evening Standard

Covid XEC variant: What are the symptoms of new virus strain?

Everything you need to know about the Covid XEC strain

The Independent UK

How to book a Covid vaccination and who is eligible to get the jab?

Covid hospital cases from new variant XEC have surged across Britain at an ‘alarming’ rate

The Independent UK

Covid hospitalisations surge as new variant XEC spreads across UK

The North East has seen the highest hospital admission rates at 8.12 per 100,000, UKHSA says

The Independent UK

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

XEC Covid variant: Hospitalisations on the rise in London amid spread of new strain

UK Health Security Agency officials have urged anyone eligible to come forward for a booster vaccine

Evening Standard

NHS warns of 18,000 flu deaths since 2022 as it urges vaccination uptake

Health experts ask those eligible to ‘help reduce the burden on our hospitals’ over winter by booking in for free jabs

The Guardian - UK

Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake

‘Just go and get it, don’t take the risk,’ warns a mother whose child was hospitalised by the winter virus

The Independent UK

University students urged to use condoms amid high gonorrhoea and syphilis rates

The UK Health Security Agency released the latest data.

Evening Standard

London's measles hotspots revealed as parents urged to get children vaccinated

Nearly half of all cases in England this year have been reported in the capital

Evening Standard

London freshers warned to protect against STIs amid high transmission in capital

Young adults in London are more likely to have an STI than other regions

Evening Standard

Pressure mounts on publisher of Economist over ties to tobacco

Exclusive: Experts pull out of health conferences run by Economist Impact after revelations of commercial links

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Residents near Lancashire chemicals plant told to wash homegrown produce

Exclusive: council issues advisory as investigation begins and documents reveal estimates of PFOA emissions

Evening Standard

'Extremely hygiene conscious' London mother died after mystery E coli infection, inquest hears

Laura Farmer was thought to be recovering when she suffered an unexpected stroke and died

Evening Standard

Quarter of London children unvaccinated against measles, figures show

MMR vaccination rate in the capital at lowest rate in 14 years

Evening Standard

Covid variant XEC 'taking charge', experts warn with fears it will sweep across Europe and the US

The new strain was discovered by German scientists in June

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Mpox: Government orders 150,000 vaccine doses as health agency warns new strain 'likely' to be found in UK

Jab to be offered to eligible groups over the coming months

Evening Standard

What is Covid XEC and what are the symptoms to look out for? Cases surge across the UK

The variant, first detected in Germany, is now soaring across the UK

The Guardian - UK

Parents in UK urged to ensure children get measles jab before new school term

Health agency warns of surge in cases of potentially serious disease as MMR vaccination uptake falls below 95%

Evening Standard

Campaigners issue urgent call for mpox vaccine rollout in UK amid new dangerous variant

Campaigners call for urgent roll-out of mpox vaccine in UK and abroad amid dangerous Clade 1 variant

Evening Standard

Mpox myths debunked: Questions around the outbreak answered

Mpox, which is now considered a public health emergency, is typically mild but can be fatal

The Guardian - UK

UK prepares for mpox cases after global emergency declared

Risk considered low but health plans include rapid testing and care protocols for people with infection

The Independent UK

UK mpox outbreak of 2022: Where cases started and how infection spread to 3,000 people

Transmission of mpox – monkeypox – in the UK was linked to sexual activity and hit more than 3,000 by December 2022

1 … 26 27 28 29

People

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

Organisations

the Environment Agency

659 stories

UK Health Security Agency

509 stories

the World Health Organisation

231 stories

The UK Health Security Agency

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.