Strep A kills three more children as UK activates alternative medicine plan

Three more children have died of strep A, it has emerged, and pharmacists across the UK have been told they can supply alternative antibiotics to those originally prescribed, in a bid to ease shortages of some forms of penicillin. Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that at least 19 children have now …

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