Strep A immunity could be boosted through common nasal spray vaccine
Analysis conducted by the UKHSA has shown that nasal spray vaccines could offer protection to children fighting the flu as well as reduce the rate of Strep A infections.
The live attenuated influenza vaccine is a nasal spray offered each season to most children aged two and three years old, and to school-aged children, to help protect against flu. . In some pilot areas, the vaccine was given to all primary school years from 2013 onwards. The new study looked back at data from 2013 to 2017, comparing rates of group A strep infections in pilot areas and comparing them to other areas where the vaccine was not being offered as widely.It was found that instances of GAS were lower in pilot areas where the LAIV vaccine was offered to all primary school children, compared to areas where it was being incrementally rolled out.
"Children who catch influenza are at greater risk from subsequent infections, including group A strep, so these findings provide yet more reasons for parents of eligible children to bring them forward for the flu vaccine. "This is particularly important at this time when we are seeing unusually high rates of group A strep infection across the population."
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