Diphtheria is a serious illness and sometimes fatal, especially in children, if it's not treated quickly. Here's what diphtheria is and this is how many people are vaccinated against it after disease linked to Manston migrant death. ⬇️
The Government admitted on Saturday that a PCR test on the man who died after being held at the centre for a week indicates that “diphtheria may be the cause of the illness”.
There are also concerns the disease could spread to the wider UK population as asylum seekers were moved from the Kent facility to hotels around the country. The disease can also be spread by sharing items, such as cups, cutlery, clothing or bedding, with an infected person. A six-in-one childhood jab is given to babies in the UK. It is also given to youngsters aged 3 years 4 months as part of a 4-in-one pre-school jab. And youngsters aged 14 years receive it as part of a 3-in-1 teenage booster.Booster jabs are offered on the NHS and the health service recommends having one if people are travelling to an area where diphtheria is considered to be high risk.
According to the World Health Organisation , during 2021, about 81 per cent of infants worldwide received 3 doses of the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine.The NHS maintains that there is little risk of diphtheria spreading among the general population. Cases are rare in the UK and the disease can be treated easily with antibiotics and other medicines.
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