Two of Greater Manchester’s leading health experts have shared their advice for parents on Strep A amid the rising death toll among children.
So far since September, nine children are reported to have died in the UK from severe cases of the infection. Cases are rising, leaving parents worried about what signs and symptoms to look out for, whether to send their children to school and when to see a doctor or call 999.
A GP and Manchester’s Director of Public Health spoke to the Manchester Evening News' health reporter Helena Vesty yesterday and gave their most importance advice for concerned families. Dr Helen Wall, a GP from Bolton, and Greater Manchester’s Clinical Director Population Health and lead for immunisations and screening and Manchester’s Director of Public Health David Regan explained what the infection actually is, and how health chiefs in Greater Manchester is responding to it.
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They answered our readers most-asked questions on Strep A and gave expert health advice. You can watch the full Facebook live above.
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