Officials said that clinic appointments are booked, hospitals are full and medicine shelves are empty amid rising RSV cases.
“Target doesn't have it, go to CVS, don't have it then Walgreens so basically were searching, last resort is Amazon, but then, you got to wait a week sometimes,” said Glenn Valle.
“A cough medication like that definitely should be avoided for children under the age of 6 years, for children older than that, it's something that could be utilized. Although, I think you get more benefit from using a humidifier, a steam from a shower and a teaspoon of honey and letting the body take care of symptoms,” said Dr. Ted O’Connell with Kaiser.
According O’Connell, a dose of honey before bedtime could diminish a cough and discomfort. However, he added you shouldn’t give honey to any child under the age of 1. O’Connell added that people should contact a physician with dosage questions and visit the er if you notice the following symptoms.
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