Why daycare centers are a viral bomb: what science says and how parents survive constant infections
With the vaccination campaign just started and cold weather at the door, families are preparing to deal with a marathon of illnesses
The flu vaccination campaign started in the Community of Madrid in early October. Alejandra García has been trying to get her 16-month-old son Martín vaccinated since then, but has been unable to do so as he has been ill. Martín is not particularly prone to illness, but his situation is common for young children who are exposed to many viruses when they start attending nursery school.
According to Dr. Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, a microbiology specialist at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, it is normal for children under two to experience up to six or eight episodes of mild viral respiratory infection per year.
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