How can you fend off a Christmas cold during the winter season?

Colds are more common in winter due to indoor crowding, viral circulation, and seasonal immune stress. In this episode, we explain practical prevention strategies and how respiratory symptoms are assessed in Europe.

In this episode, we cover:

• What the common cold is (a viral upper respiratory infection)

• Why colds spread more easily during holidays

• Hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette

• Ventilation and reducing indoor transmission

• Sleep, nutrition, and immune function

• The role of vitamin D in winter months

• When symptoms suggest influenza or COVID-19

• When antibiotics are not appropriate

• Warning signs requiring in-person medical review

Doctors assess symptom duration, fe ...