A five-year study has found children are more likely to become sick with the flu or COVID-19 if they have sleep apnea.

CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation Dr Moira Junge says sleep apnea diagnoses are common for children.

“Most of the kids you hear about who’ve had their tonsils and adenoids out … sleep apnea’s been the problem,” she told Ross and Russel.

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