A four-year-old who was fighting for her life with a strep A infection is recovering, her grandmother says.
She told Radio 4's Today programme: "She gradually came off the different meds... when we first got there the consultant said she was the illest child in the UK and she was as close to death as you could be without actually dying - that's what he said to us.
She later advised: "If a child has temperature over 39C and their behaviour is changing we are more than happy to see them."Prof Sir Andrew Pollard, chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation , also told Radio 4 on Friday that he is not aware of any "national shortage" in antibiotics to treat strep A.
Ms Burns also advised parents to look out for signs of the infection as she said Camila had originally complained of having pain in the top left hand corner of her chest, but a doctor said it was likely due to her pulling a muscle.Earlier this week, Camila's father Dean Burns told parents who had any concerns about their children's health to "scoop them up" and to get checked.
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