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Get Winter Strong: revisiting respiratory infection guidance for a safer season

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What is the latest guidance on COVID-19? Ahead of winter 2023, we take a look at the current advice on what we can all do to help stop the spread of COVID-19, influenza (flu) and other respiratory infections that peak during the colder months.

The importance of global surveillance to identify pandemic threats

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The 100 Days Mission is a global initiative launched in 2021 to ensure that key interventions we have to defeat pandemics can be deployed equitably within 100 days of recognising a new threat. Speed is of the essence in a pandemic, but the initiative is committed to equity, resilience and security on a domestic and global level, and to ensuring that these vital interventions are available in a timely manner in low- and middle-income countries.

The science behind life-saving vaccines

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UKHSA scientists work on vaccine development at Proton Down

UKHSA's Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC) brings together our combination of expertise and facilities – often rare or unique in the UK and worldwide – from our ability to safely handle the world’s most dangerous pathogens through to our quality-systems which mean the data we generate is trusted by national and international regulators.