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HEALTH MATTERS: Antibiotics often not the answer Published: 18:00, 17 January 2021
People across Lincolnshire are being encouraged by their GPs to be antibiotics aware this winter, and understand that antibiotics are unlikely to be the remedy for coughs, colds and sore throats.
Antibiotics work by killing bacteria or preventing them from reproducing and spreading, and are used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection.
They are not effective against viral infections like the common cold and flu, or most coughs and sore throats that typically circulate at this time of year.
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By being antibiotics aware, we can all do our bit to help the prevention of âantibiotic resistanceâ, where bacteria adapt and find ways to survive the effects of an antibiotic.
#Antimicrobial stories from Frankie Bolt
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week was marked by NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in HCAIs and AMR with a webinar, social media campaign & video.
18 – 24 November was World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW). This WHO initiative aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.
Traditionally, our Health Protection Research Unit has held an Antibiotic Amnesty across our College campuses accompanied by a number of pop-up stands with fun activities as part of our Patient and Public Engagement. The global pandemic this year, obviously required a different approach, leading to the development of an online webinar for students globally and the filming of a short video by staff as part of a social media campaign encouraging people to reflect on what antimicrobial