BREAKING: 'I checked with the team last night... and they reassured me we have good supply.' Health Secretary Steve Barclay has promised there is a ‘good supply’ of antibiotics available this winter amid the Strep A outbreak.
He told Sky News: ‘I checked with the team last night – we have an established team in the department that does this on a permanent basis – and they reassured me we have good supply.Mr Barclay did however admit some GPs may have shortages while stock is moved around.
He added: ‘Now, sometimes, GPs can have particular surges if they’ve got a lot of demand in an area, and that’s quite routine, we can move the stock around our depots. ‘As of last night when we checked , they said they could reassure us that they’ve got good stock and were moving that around to meet demand.‘One in five children have this – Strep A – naturally, complications are very rare, but it’s important that we’re vigilant.’Schoolchildren across the country are falling victimStrep A bacteria leapfrogs from person to person through close contact or it hides in an infected person’s nose and throat droplets.
Once someone is exposed to strep A bacteria, it typically takes two to five days for them to become ill with strep throat.
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