The Latest Breaking News on Strep A symptoms as six children among 16 dead in Ireland from invasive disease

Infections have been found around the country, as authorities warn parents to be vigilant

It is something of a horror story. Children are getting sick with a perfectly treatable illness but parents are struggling to get their hands on the right drug — penicillin, no less — and some are dying. People are visiting eight, nine pharmacies and travelling to different cities to fill…

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With the rise of infections and deaths from strep A rising over the past weeks, parents have turned to home tests that involve a long cotton swab that is lightly passed over the back of a throat

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

Infections have been found around the country, as authorities warn parents to be vigilant

Parents with sick children told the Standard that dozens of pharmacists they visited were completely out of stock

Scotland recorded 25 cases of Strep A in November as the illness spreads. Sadly as 16 children has died in the UK, parents are rushing online to buy home-test kits.

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Pharmacy representatives have repeatedly warned that they cannot fill all antibiotic prescriptions.