It’s officially that time of year when children are constantly getting sick. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2022, almost 6% of students aged 5 to 17 were constantly absent from school due to illness, injury or disability. Even kids who don’t have chronic absenteeism can miss a day or two because they catch something in the classroom.
Dr. Markyia Nichols, practicing physician and chief medical officer at Ciba Health, says there are more than 200 different cold…








