A "rare" move could see children at primary schools affected by the Strep A outbreak given antibiotics as a blanket prevention measure due to "exceptional circumstances" said health officials.
A government minister revealed the plan in response to the eighth death of a child from the infection.
According to the i, the “highly unusual” move would see penicillin or an alternative antibiotic given to all children in a year group that had been hit by a case of Strep A – even if they did not have symptoms.
