Health Matters: flu vaccine and COVID-19

A resource to support health professionals working to improve population health.

Issue 34, November 2020 Health matters is a resource to support professionals working to improve population health. Last month, PHE published a new edition about the delivery of the 2020-21 flu programme during COVID-19.  Read the latest edition here People most at risk from flu are also most vulnerable to COVID-19. The latest edition of Health Matters looks at the challenges of delivering the largest flu immunisation programme to date whilst COVID-19 circulates. The publications spans important aspects of the impact of flu, changes to the flu programme, offers calls to actions for those working in the NHS, social care and local authorities, and covers topics including: the UK's flu immunisation programme flu vaccine uptake co-circulation of flu and COVID-19 eligible groups, uptake ambitions for the 2020 to 2021 programme and increasing uptake childhood flu immunisation programme You can read the full edition here. A suite of resources on flu and COVID-19 Health Matters is more than a page on GOV. Each edition involves a suite of resources and content, including our leading infographics and videos. All of our materials are optimised for use in presentations and online, and you can access and download the content here. Blog: childhood flu programme The childhood flu vaccination programme is a key part of ensuring that we do everything we can to protect the population and the NHS from flu. Viv Bennet, PHE's Chief Nurse, has written this blog on the importance of vaccinating children against flu which outlines the value of vaccination, the changes to the programme this year, and the use of a nasal spray vaccine.  Coming in November: Cold weather and COVID-19 The next edition of Health Matters will be published on 11 November 2020 and will focus on the impact of cold weather on health, how COVID-19 exacerbates cold-related risks, and actions that can be taken to prevent harm, particularly to those most vulnerable. National teleconference: join the conversation 11 November 2020, 11:15am-12:00pm.  To launch the publication, we are holding a teleconference for local authority and NHS commissioners, public health professionals, and the private and third sectors. The teleconference will begin with a presentation, before we give you an opportunity to pose questions and hear the responses from the panel in a question and answer session. RSVP: Register for the teleconference here to confirm your attendance and to receive supporting materials on 11 November, prior to the call. Manage your subscriptions and login details or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. This service is provided to you at no charge by Public Health England. Stay connected: This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Public Health England (PHE), Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG 020 7654 8400