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Medicine’s Amy Edwards explains why frequent illnesses are normal for children in daycare

Media | July 19, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Why Children in Daycare Get Ill So Often, and Why It’s Normal

The Epoch Times: Amy Edwards, assistant professor of pediatrics and an infectious disease specialist, said that for the vast majority of children, the immune system knows what it is doing and that all will be well as long as children stay hydrated and are breathing comfortably. “It doesn’t seem that way when they only just got over the last virus before they are catching the next one; but I promise, it does get better,” said Edwards.

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