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Return of weekly updates to the viral respiratory dashboard

Two new reports from Public Health Scotland (PHS) show that cases of chlamydia and gonorrhoea, the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Scotland, increased in 2023 compared to 2022.

Public Health Scotland has been working with the Scottish Government and NHS boards to develop plans for the roll out of Scotland’s Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme to protect newborns, infants and older adults.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is working with NHS Boards in Scotland, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and other public health agencies across the UK to investigate an increase in the number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases across the UK in recent weeks.

With increases in vaccine-preventable diseases having been reported in the first quarter of 2024 compared to previous years, we're ensuring people are aware of the importance of vaccination.

We're encouraging pregnant women to ensure they are immunised against whooping cough.

Scotland’s drug harms early warning system has issued a new alert for the substance xylazine, which is increasingly being detected in overdoses and deaths across Scotland.

Scotland’s public health community has come together at a major new Conference to drive forward work to protect and improve health for the people of Scotland.

Vaccination uptake data for the winter 2023/24 COVID-19 and flu vaccination programme published today.

We welcome the Scottish Government’s plans to continue with minimum unit pricing (MUP) and to increase the minimum unit price of alcohol from 50p to 65p by the end of September.