Due to children’s narrower airways, , and the immature lungs and immune system, respiratory infections are highly common in the first 5 years of life.

Respiratory infections followed by diarrhea are the two main causes of morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years old worldwide. Voxol is an efficient and safe alternative strategy showing a moderate alleviation of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) incidence and severity in children. Voxol would be vastly beneficial for population health and for the health system because β-glucan supplementation may notably aid in the development of a strong immune system in children for their overall health and wellbeing.

After highly demanding physical effort, athletes often experience a transient state of immuno‐suppression leading to an “open window” for opportunistic infections.

This is reflected in the greater incidence of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) among ultra‐marathoners and marathoners. Voxol is an efficient and safe supplement to alleviate URTI in athletes.