Bristol Immunisation Group

A team of public and child health experts, scientists and health practitioners working together to improve the uptake of immunisations across Bristol.

The Bristol Immunisation Group Health Integration Team (BIG HIT) is a team of public and child health experts, scientists and health practitioners working together to improve the uptake of immunisations across Bristol.

The immunisation programme in the UK is expanding and changing. Bristol faces specific challenges in delivering the programme in an accessible, equitable way to the population who need it. Vaccine preventable diseases such as pertussis cause significant epidemics and our vaccination rates in some localities (particularly East and inner city) leave a door open to the return of measles which continues to threaten our population.

Upcoming events

Bristol Health Partners Conference

  • MShed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd
  • 4th October 2022
News featuring this Health Integration Team

Increase in non-COVID-19 respiratory infections predicted this winter

  • 9th August 2022
An increase in the number of non-COVID-19 respiratory infections should be expected this winter, say…

Bristol Immunisation Group HIT reflects on 2021-22

  • 1st April 2022
Whilst the past year has been extremely challenging for anyone involved in vaccine work, the…

It is safe for people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza at the same time, study shows

  • 1st October 2021
Research has found that it is safe for people to receive a flu vaccine at…

Bristol Immunisation Group (BIG) HIT 2020-21 update

  • 20th July 2021
Professor Adam Finn, Dr Marion Roderick and Dr Julie Yates, Directors of the Bristol…

Highlighting the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines could hold key to converting doubters

  • 13th July 2021
Informing people about how well the new COVID-19 vaccines work could boost uptake among doubters…

Pfizer’s Vaccine Centre of Excellence launches at the University of Bristol

  • 25th May 2021
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock MP,…
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