“What is the best medicine for a child with covid?”

There are no trials of medications for children with Covid. There are also no outpatient treatments that are active against the virus that causes Covid. Symptomatic treatment for symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, etc., can be done just as you would with common cold. It is probably not a bad idea to make sure that your child takes a multivitamin supplement. Thankfully, most children that age do very well with Covid unless they have preexisting conditions such as sickle cell anemia, diabetes, or immune suppression. Take your child for medical care if he/she gets much sicker, has difficulty breathing, or if you are otherwise concerned.

Randall Fisher, M.D.