Girl, 2, dies after being given alternative medicine by GP due to antibiotic shortage

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A two-year-old girl died after she was given an alternative medicine to treat her cough - after a national outbreak of Strep A led to a shortage in the antibiotics she needed. Ava Hodgkinson went to see the GP on December 13 in 2022 after developing a chesty cough. Her parents Adam and Jade were confident she would receive the care she needed, but a nationwide surge in Strep A (Group A Streptococcus) meant pharmacies across the UK were experiencing a shortage of first-line antibiotic

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