Nineteen children have died from Strep A since September

Nineteen children have died from Strep A since September, new figures from the UK Health Security Agency show. ewither reports.

The agency confirmed a sharp increase in the number of infections for this time of year and today the government introduced a new measure to allow pharmacists to dispense alternative forms of penicillin – there’s a shortage of it because of increased demand caused by the Strep A outbreak.

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