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Children at risk of strep A in England could be given preventive antibiotics

‘Rare’ blanket measure may be used at primary schools after at least nine UK deaths from bacterial infection

Primary school children at risk from a severe form of strep A could be given preventive antibiotics as a blanket measure, in a move described as “rare” by health officials.

At least nine children have died due to complications from strep A bacterial infections since September, with one senior health official suggesting the early start to the strep A season in the UK could be a knock-on effect to immunity levels caused by Covid measures, although others have downplayed the impact lockdowns may have had.

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