Posted by Gareth Icke - memes and headline comments by David Icke Posted on 16 October 2022

Thérèse Coffey’s ‘nuts’ plan for antibiotic prescription without GP okay makes drugs less effective

Thérèse Coffey has been branded ‘moronic’ by a Cambridge microbiology professor over her ‘nuts’ plans to let patients get antibiotics without seeing a GP which could increase the prevalence and dangers of drug-resistant bacteria like MRSA.

The Health Secretary has lobbied to allow chemists to prescribe antibiotics without a doctor’s diagnosis to help clear up GP waiting lists – similar to a scheme in Scotland.

The drugs will still not be available over the counter but will be available if a pharmacist thinks a patient may have certain conditions.

Cambridge University‘s Professor Stephen Baker, an expert in molecular microbiology and antimicrobial resistance, said that overuse of antibiotics would lead to higher chances of drug-resistant disease.

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