Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Deputy director for immunisation at UKHSA
- Quoted on
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- Press citations held
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“Every year we see many thousands of people with a long-term health condition being seriously ill in hospital from flu and tragically too many dying, when for many this could be potentially prevented by vaccination.”
What Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam has said
“Giving the second MenB dose earlier means babies are now protected against meningococcal B disease a full month earlier in life.”
UKHSA deputy director of immunisation · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 10 Sept 2026 · GP switch to MMRV vaccine successful, suggests early uptake data ↗
Where Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam has been quoted
- Patients with long-term conditions urged to ask GP about flu vaccine eligibilitypulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- GP switch to MMRV vaccine successful, suggests early uptake datapulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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