The CDC is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Strep infections in children after at least five pediatric deaths have been confirmed so far this year in Illinois.
"It definitely feels worse than it has been, but it is higher than before the pandemic, and we don’t know why."Increase in strep throat cases concerning doctors
Dr. Kerry Fierstein, CEO of Allied Physicians Group is seeing what she calls a noticeable uptick in the number of children coming in with strep throat. "This is your everyday strep, and we’re seeing tons and tons and tons of it," she told FOX 5 NY. "It definitely feels worse than it has been, but it is higher than before the pandemic, and we don’t know why."
To prevent complications, Fierstein says it’s important to make sure children have their basic vaccines including chickenpox and flu.
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