Out of stock: 'Tripledemic' sparks concern as medicine shortage looms

Name: Out of stock: 'Tripledemic' sparks concern as medicine shortage looms
Uploaded: 2022-12-08T07:46:07-05:00
Duration: 3 min 52 s
Description: Many winter illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu are hitting children especially hard. The FDA, parents and pharmacists are reporting medications to treat children's illnesses are becoming hard to find. Dr. Shawn Sood, a pediatric critical care specialist at The University of Kansas Health System, discusses the cold medicine shortage and how it affects children this winter.

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Out of stock: 'Tripledemic' sparks concern as medicine shortage looms

Many winter illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu are hitting children especially hard. The FDA, parents and pharmacists are reporting medications to treat children's illnesses are becoming hard to find. Dr. Shawn Sood, a pediatric critical care specialist at The University of Kansas Health System, discusses the cold medicine shortage and how it affects children this winter.

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