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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's just part of the problem unfortunately. The other part is overprescription, don't expect or demand to have antibiotics prescribed for every cold. And if you do get them prescribed: finish the course, instead of stopping when you think things are better and leaving a colony of (somewhat) resistant bugs alive, which now stand a much better chance of gaining dominance.