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Is the quick switch from cold to warm temperatures making you sick?

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Is switch from cold to warm temps making you sick?

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It was just last week we were talking about extreme cold and the brutal wind chills.

By Tuesday, people were walking around without jackets!

So: is the wild temperature swing making people sick?

Maggie Kent talked to a doctor to find out!

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