Alex Stone ABC News - December 7, 2022 - KRDO’s Afternoon News

Many parents of young children know this has been a rough few weeks. Hit hard by colds, flu, RSV, and positive COVID cases, classrooms have had many kids out sick. That has made finding cold medications difficult in many areas of the country. Shelves are bare. Some pharmacies say they are calling to suppliers trying to find stashes of cold meds. And it could be a month before they can get restocked with Tamiflu and some antibiotics. Pharmacists say talk to them about tricks like taking smaller adult doses for a child – which is not always okay but can be sometimes. And it comes as Los Angeles County – the nation’s most populated is on the verge of possibly reimplementing mandatory mask orders in public places.