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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Gwyn Wright & Matt Strudwick

Eleven more children struck with hepatitis across UK with one needing liver transplant

Another 11 children have been struck with hepatitis, with one needing a liver transplant as a result - but experts have moved to reassure parents that the Covid vaccine is not to blame.

UK health officials said more than 250 cases of hepatitis have now been identified, although the rate is slowing.

The surge in worldwide cases in recent months had left medics scrambling for answers, but an update this week on the investigation suggested that they are connected to adenovirus.

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