Claim: A study published in 2014 children's nasal flu vaccines can cause strep A infections.
Fact-check: Mice study didn't show flu vaccine causes strep A - Full Fact
Verdict: the study, which was carried out in mice, looked at streptococcus pneumoniae, not strep a. it also found that nasal flu vaccines did not increase the risk of severe infections.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2023-01-19T00:00:00