Migrants at the Manston processing centre will be vaccinated against diphtheria after a spike in infections.
Migrants at Manston will be vaccinated against Diptheria after a spike in the number of cases in the last week
The UK Health Security Agency has said it is working with theIt has warned accommodation settings should be considered ‘high-risk for infectious diseases’. The agency said in many cases the illness had been contracted abroad and carried to the UK and it stressed the need for action to ‘minimise the risk of further transmission’.has obtained public health documents showing growing concern over the spread of disease in accommodation used to house asylum seekers.
The memo, sent by the UKHSA to the Home Office and public health directors, says the risk to the general public is considered very low. It says there is a risk of diseases such as diphtheria and scabies in processing centres and asylum seeker accommodation.The conditions of those living in the camp have been scrutinised in the last few weeks