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Public Health Scotland (PHS) is encouraging those that have not yet received their free winter flu and COVID-19 vaccines to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Getting vaccinated every year remains the best way to protect yourself against these viruses and reduce your risk of getting seriously ill or having to go to hospital this winter.

Public Health Scotland and Youth Link Scotland have issued a joint statement committing to working together to improve the long-term health outcomes of Scotland’s children and young people.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a single confirmed case of clade 1b mpox. The risk to the UK population remains low.

New research commissioned by Public Health Scotland (PHS) has assessed the potential effectiveness of minimum pricing policies for tobacco that could help reduce smoking rates and improve health in Scotland

This is the first Annual Vaccination and Immunisation Report for Scotland. It provides an overview of Scotland’s Vaccination and Immunisation programme for 2023 and the role it is playing to protect the population of Scotland from a range of infectious diseases

The Tuberculosis (TB) Annual Report, published today, showing that the number of TB cases reported during 2023

A review which analysed the circumstances of each person who experienced a drug related death in Scotland in 2019 and 2020 has been published by Public Health Scotland.

The public hearing for the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry Module 3 (Impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the UK) commenced in September 2024.

The minimum cost of a unit of alcohol in Scotland has increased from 50p to 65p per unit today. This is in an effort to counteract the effects of inflation and ensure the policy remains effective.

This year’s winter vaccination programme to protect those most vulnerable to flu and COVID-19 has started in Scotland, with invitations to book or attend an appointment now being sent to those who are eligible.