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Sydney Lupkin

Strep is bad right now — and an antibiotic shortage is making it worse

Some Amoxicillin products are hard to find on pharmacy shelves as a nationwide shortage continues. (Luis Alvarez/Getty Images)

Downing a spoonful of bubblegum pink amoxicillin is a regular part of being a kid, but a nationwide shortage of the antibiotic is making a particularly bad season of strep throat tougher.

That hit home for Caitlin Rivers recently when both of her kids had strep.

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