Vaccinations in Pregnancy: Whooping Cough Throughout our lives, the NHS offers safe and effective vaccines to protect us against infectious diseases. That protection starts before birth, with the pertussis, or whooping cough vaccine, offered during pregnancy. Cases of whooping cough have increased significantly in the UK this year. We want to encourage expectant mothers to … Continued
Humanly Possible: Saving lives through immunisation Today marks the start of World Immunisation Week. The World Health Organization (WHO) holds it every year in the last week of April. The week is a testament to the incredible success of a worldwide vaccine programme that has saved millions of lives and continues to protect us from … Continued
The Life-saving Flu vaccine: Who needs it and how to get it Every year, the NHS protects millions of people against flu – a highly contagious illness that, while mild for many, can be potentially life-threatening for others. In the third in our vaccine series, we’ll touch on the history of the flu vaccine, why … Continued
Starting University or College? Check your vaccinations are up to date. In the second of our vaccines series, we’ll focus on why catching up on missed vaccinations is essential. The first part covers vaccine history, success and scepticism, and the UK vaccine schedule. The three vaccines discussed in this article are all acronyms – HPV, … Continued
Vaccines: Hundreds of years in the making, Millions of lives saved We’ve probably all heard more about vaccines over the past three years than ever before. Developing and delivering the COVID-19 vaccine was essential to our route out of the pandemic and back into normal life. Yet vaccines are not something new, and they are … Continued