Claim: Children are suddenly dying of strep A this year.
Fact-check: Nothing has been 'added' to the children's flu vaccine to cause strep A - Full Fact
Verdict: invasive group a strep has previously caused deaths in children, and although deaths are rare, infections do appear to be higher than usual for this point in the season in england at the moment.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2023-01-11T00:00:00