Comment by mbivert

Happened to me in the 90s (France). Seems to still be practiced regularly [0].

A 2022 article [1] quotes an ENT advocating it for kids with frequent (3 to 4) bacterial throat infections in winter.

It's often difficult for new ideas to get through people who have upheld the same point of view for decades though. Especially for "selective" fields like medicine (ego issues are probably more developed than in less selective fields). Let alone in fields strongly impacted by money or politics.

[0]: https://www.idref.fr/234378662

[1]: https://www.santemagazine.fr/sante/maladies/maladies-infanti...