Strep A schools may be given preventive antibiotics

Strep A schools may be given preventive antibiotics Pupils at schools affected by streptococcus A could be given preventative antibiotics, the schools minister has confirmed following the deaths of some from severe infections.

Nick Gibb said the use of antibiotics "is an option" and the issue had been raised in the House of Lords on Monday. BBC News

See also:

• Strep A: Why it can be dangerous and what to know BBC News
• Strep A: Mum warns of symptoms after child's illness BBC News
• Six children die with Strep A bacterial infection BBC News
• Parents urged to be aware of Strep A symptoms after death of six children BBC News
• Child aged 12 dies of invasive strep A in London BBC News
• Strep A: Penarth family traumatised by daughter's death BBC News
• 8 children have now died from Strep A: Pupil in Hampshire becomes latest victim of growing outbreak The Daily Mail
• Life-threatening Strep A infections four times more common than before Covid The Daily Telegraph
• Higher levels of strep A in UK could be due to Covid, says health chief The Guardian
• Strep A cases in your area as hundreds of infections reported across UK The Independent