Back to school advice issued amid high levels of flu, COVID-19, and scarlet fever
As pupils and students return to school following the Christmas break, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people that winter illnesses continue to circulate at high levels.
The UKHSA’s chief medical adviser, Professor Susan Hopkins, is calling on people to take action to protect education settings, healthcare settings, and whole communities by:
- Keeping any unwell children who have fevers off school or nursery until they are better
- Teaching children about good hand hygiene and to throw away used tissues
- Trying to stay at home if you’re an unwell adult, or wear a face covering if you have to go out
- Avoiding visits to healthcare settings or vulnerable people unless it’s urgent
- Getting a flu vaccination if you’re eligible; rates of vaccination uptake are still low in young children.
For the full press release, and further information on how to get your child immunised, click here
