Vaccination

Toddlers will now be able to get their flu vaccine at local pharmacies for the first time.

Toddlers can now get the flu vaccine at community pharmacies

Those eligible for the flu vaccine are being urged to take up the offer as soon as they can.

The full list of everyone eligible for the free flu vaccine

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection.

How to get the MMR vaccine - as one in five children unprotected

Whooping cough can have serious and deadly consequences for young babies.

How to get the whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy

Over 300,000 more people will now be eligible for the shingles vaccine.

You could be eligible for the shingles vaccine - check new criteria

From January next year children will be eligible for the chickenpox vaccine.

This is when your child will be able to get the chickenpox vaccine

Depending on the country you are travelling to, you may need to get vaccinations or take medication for malaria.

How to find out what vaccinations you need to get before you travel

High levels of flu are contributing to an increase in hospitalisations, (Pic: Mojpe/PIxabay)

Flu outbreak sees rise in hospital admissions

How to prevent flu this Christmas

Health tips to prevent or reduce the impact of flu this Christmas

A new case of mpox has been detected in Leeds, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed.

The differences between the mild and deadly Mpox strains explained

Monkeypox pathogen. Credit: UKHS

Mpox symptoms as first case of Clade 1b strain found in the UK

Sophie Dale with her son Levi who was nearly killed by measles.

Measles signs and symptoms as baby 'nearly dies'

Well Pharmacy is now urging people to book themselves in for a winter flu jab.

Pharmacists stock-up on flu jab after major outbreak in Australia

The drop-in clinics are for immunisation against a number of illnesses (Pic: whitesession/Pixabay)

Five Fife towns launch new drop-in vaccination clinics

UK holidaymakers have been issued a travel warning for the Caribbean, parts of Africa, Central and South America as yellow fever is on the rise. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Killer disease hits tourist hotspots

Alzheimer’s disease: New vaccine ‘could reduce or prevent’ impact of illness and ‘eliminate toxic cells’

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In this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handout graphic, from 2003, symptoms of one of the first known cases of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient's.(Photo: CDC/Getty Images)

UKHSA want to ‘eliminate’ monkeypox after WHO announcement

The rise in hospital admissions continues to put pressure on the NHS.

Covid Fife: Hospital admissions in sharp rise since new year

Over 80s in Fife will soon be able to get their flu jab and Covid booster at the same appointment.

Flu jags and Covid boosters set to start in Fife

Delta variant twice as likely to cause hospitalisation

The leaflets delivered to homes in Glenrothes.

Anti-vax and anti-mask leaflets delivered to homes in Fife town

A number of restrictions regarding the Games have been announced (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

All the Covid rules for Tokyo Olympic Games

Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Fife ramps up COVID vaccination programme through drop-in clinics in five towns

Under-30s will be offered alternative to Astrazeneca over 'very rare' blood clot concern (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)

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NHS Fife has said that coronavirus vaccines for care homes, healthcare staff and over 80’s are on course to be delivered by early February (Photo: Michael Gillen).

First round of covid vaccines to be delivered on time, says NHS Fife

Sir Simon spoke of the prospect of a “much more normal future” (Photo: Getty Images)

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Nicola Sturgeon announced lockdown restriction review at parliament today.

Nicola Sturgeon's lockdown levels weekly review speech in full

(Photo: Pedro Vilela/Getty Images)

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Vaccination against the HPV virus, which causes most cervical cancers, began more than a decade ago (Photo: Shutterstock)

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New vaccination programme begins

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