A vaccine programme has been stepped up in migrant processing centres after the UKHSA reported a 1150% increase in diphtheria cases in 24 days
at the Manston processing centre in Kent had been vaccinated against diphtheria before they were moved to further accommodation., which is when reports of diphtheria cases first emerged.Mr Jenrick said initial tests on the man were negative but a subsequent PCR test showed he had diphtheria, however his cause of death is pending as the post-mortem results have not come through yet.
All migrants who arrived at Manston this weekend took up the offer of the vaccine, which is voluntary, Mr Jenrick said. Mr Jenrick said the government will be liaising with the French to assess the diphtheria status in the migrant camps in northern France, where most stay before making the dangerous Channel crossing to the UK.Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper asked what is happening with the"other several thousand" who have been moved on from Manston over the past month.
Ms Cooper also called on ministers to make sure all those with symptoms are given"precautionary antibiotics" to fight the disease".
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