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Clinician
Josh Howkins
Acting consultant in health protection, UKHSA South West
July 2026Aug 2026Sept 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026to date
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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 5 Jul 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Josh Howkins: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Acting consultant in health protection, UKHSA South West
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 5 Jul 2026
04 On the record · press
What Josh Howkins has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- bournemouthecho.co.uk
- dorsetecho.co.uk
Where Josh Howkins has been quoted
- RSV vaccine to be offered to more adults in the South West from Septemberdorsetecho.co.uk · 5 Jul 2026
- RSV vaccine will soon be offered to all adults aged 65 to 74 in the South Westbournemouthecho.co.uk · 5 Jul 2026
How we found the articles that name Josh Howkins: we searched news for these terms.
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
Verbatim
“The vaccine gives excellent protection against severe lung infection, and I would encourage anyone in this group to take it up when offered from September 1.”
“The vaccine gives excellent protection against severe lung infection, and I would encourage anyone in this group to take it up when offered from September 1.”
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- UKHSA concerned over ‘low uptake’ of pharmacy MenB jab offer | Nursing in Practicenursinginpractice.com
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