And you don't seem like you have any clue about this topic. There are guidelines for that. Professionals (even incompetent ones) do follow them, based on academic research.
What we've been told is that during the virus phase the child's immune system becomes so weak, that it's prone to develop a bunch of infections (most common being every toddler's favorite - ear infection), and that the pattern was so common that they would write a prescription as a preventative measure.
I take my kids in as they've got respiratory issues that when they get the flu heir airway starts to narrow. A steroid fixes that just fine.
But man most doctors will still offer an antibiotic too ... like dude, I know that won't help, it's a virus...
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