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Strep A cases in your area as 24 children among UK dead

NHS leaders worried as cases climb alongside flu surge

The Independent UK

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Asda halves the price of flu jab amid spike in cases

You can now get the jab for less than £5 if you don't qualify for an NHS vaccine

Wales Online

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Pharmacists handed new powers to use alternative types of penicillin for Strep A outbreak

The government has given out Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for three penicillin medicines, which can be used by pharmacists if they don't happen to have the exact formulation on the prescription

Daily Mirror

Mum shares tricks she used to get son with Strep A to take antibiotics

Kaydee has also explained the symptoms that saw her son diagnosed with the infection

Wales Online

Strep A outbreak: Everything we know as 19 children die of bacterial infection

Parents advised to be mindful of signs including characteristic rash and red tongue also known as ‘strawberry tongue’

The Independent UK

Government to allow pharmacists to use alternative forms of penicillin

Serious Shortage Protocols to be issued as high demand results in shortage of supplies

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These Memos Show That FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes Is Driven by Dubious Value Judgments Rather Than Science

The agency is determined to ban the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer. For the children.

Reason

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

At least 19 children have died and scarlet fever cases are more than treble what they were in previous high season

The Guardian - UK

'Limited' supply of Strep A antibiotics as Scottish Government issue alert

Latest figures show a steep rise in cases of the bacteria since peaks seen in 2016.

Daily Record

Strep A medicine shortage alert issued by government as pharmacists given more powers

Shortage warnings have been issued by the government for three types of penicillin medicines - after 19 children were now confirmed to have died in the UK with Strep A since September

Daily Mirror

Strep A antibiotics shortage prompts emergency drugs switch for pharmacists

Pharmacists granted powers to supply alternative penicillin

The Independent UK

Strep A: ‘Serious shortage protocols’ issued for three penicillin medicines

Pharmacists to be allowed to prescribe alternatives amid shortages

Evening Standard

India says samples taken from pharma firm linked to Gambia deaths meet required standards

India has told the World Health Organization that samples taken from Indian pharmaceutical company Maiden Pharma, whose products were linked to the deaths of children in Gambia, have been found to comply with required specifications.

Reuters

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The National (Scotland)

Major supply notice issued over Strep A antibiotics in Scotland

A major update has been issued regarding the supply of Strep A antibiotics in Scotland amid a surge in cases.

Salon

States press Biden to lower drug prices

President Joe Biden has endorsed the approach, but his administration has yet to greenlight a state plan

Birmingham Post

Creditors of collapsed Testerworld come forward but likely to lose more than £28m

Administrators of the failed drugs supplier say there is unlikely to be funds available to meet claims

Al Jazeera

Ebola vaccines produced lasting antibodies during trial: Studies

Studies in West Africa said the vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co appear to be safe in children.

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Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: By embracing anti-Fauci and QAnon conspiracies, Musk tests how low Twitter can sink

People trying to track the intellectual and moral deterioration of Twitter under its new owner, Elon Musk, have gotten a few more data points to work with in recent days.

Reuters

China's COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia

The rising alarm over COVID-19 spreading in China was felt in pharmacies in Hong Kong, Macau, and in some neighbourhoods in Australia, as people hunted for fever medicines and virus test kits to send to family and friends on the mainland.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How antibiotic shortages are holding back the fight against Strep A

In today’s newsletter: Pharmacists had warned about a supply shortage before rising cases of the infection were reported – were they right?

The Independent UK

A week into easing, uncertainty over China virus direction

A week after China eased some of its strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remains over the direction of the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Nick Cannon explains why he turned down chemotherapy treatment for late son Zen

Nick Cannon has revealed the news doctors gave him prior to deciding against his son Zen having chemotherapy last year

Chronicle Live

Drug companies accused of hiking antibiotics prices amid Strep A outbreak

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the price of antibiotics after prices recently are said to have shot up

Tribune News Service

Pfizer to sell Paxlovid in China as COVID cases surge

Pfizer Inc. cemented a deal first announced in March to sell its antiviral medication Paxlovid in China through a state-owned company, adding to supply of COVID treatments in the country that’s now facing a massive infection surge.

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