Can cold and damp weather really make you sick? Yes!

If it seems like a lot more people are sick in the winter – it’s true...

And you CAN blame it on the weather. Professor Peter Collignon, an expert on infectious diseases, says he has no doubt that crummy weather can make us sick – but it’s not the weather itself. He says bad weather drives people indoors. That’s where the bacteria spread.

When we’re stuck inside we’re also getting less vitamin D and fresh air which are both important elements to a healthy immune system. The Professor says being cold will NOT give you a cold - staying inside until spring probably will.