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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by dsfyu404ed on Friday January 31, 2020 @06:37AM (#22200852)
The parents that know they're gonna get a placebo because the kid will get better regardless probably aren't bringing their kids to the doctor for the kinds of ailments that result in a placebo.
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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by stef25 on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:25AM (#22201061)
Anecdotally, 90% of the times I've taken my toddlers to the doctor I've gone home with advice to take paracetamol and wait it out.

Kids can get high fevers really fast and you just want to make sure their lungs & heart are ok, they don't have a throat / ear infection etc. A doc can verify that for you in 5 min so I rather be safe than sorry, an "OK" is all I need.

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