Prevalence of covid-19 in the community was high

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A mother of a 3-year-old is in the office with her child who has been sick for two weeks with URI symptoms. There is no sign of bacterial infection on exam. The mother would like an antibiotic so the child can get better quicker and return to daycare.

How would you approach this? How would your advice differ if you knew the prevalence of COVID-19 in the community was high?

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