The childhood flu vaccine, which is given as a nasal spray, is offered to pre-school and primary school children each year
The difference was less marked in five-to-10-year-olds, with 57.8 per 100,000 developing Strep A in areas with widespread coverage, compared to 50.3 per 100,000 elsewhere.
However, there was no difference in scarlet fever or serious invasive Group A Streptococcus infection. Dr Jamie Lopez Bernal, consultant epidemiologist for immunisation and countermeasures at UKHSA, said:"Our findings suggest that the nasal spray vaccine programme, which offers very good protection against flu, may also help contribute to reductions in the rates of infections among children.
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