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there isn’t a vaccine and it can’t be prevented, trep infection can be treated with antibiotics. Please contact your GP practice or call for free if your child has symptoms of scarlet fever or strep throat’ such as fever, sore throat, swollen glands, difficulty swallowing and headache. carlet fever also causes a sandpapery rash on the body and a swollen tongue.

Can adults catch-up on missed vaccinations?

If you have missed a vaccination offered to you as a child or an adult, speak to your GP practice about whether you might need it. This includes for e ample the Pneumococcal (PP ) vaccine (pneumonia vaccine) given to people at the age of or the shingles vaccine for people in their s.

r arah nn ilson is an Infectious iseases and Microbiology octor working at the oyal ree ospital in ondon. he recently completed a Master of Public ealth in ealth Policy at arvard T. . Chan chool of Public ealth in Boston. he is passionate about addressing health ine ualities especially within the Black community and is keen to facilitate better collaboration between the community and health professionals.

■ Find out more at: www.nhs.uk/vaccinations