Incidently, the pharmacies around here are full of very accurate, digital thermometers that can be used in the mouth or under the arm. They are made out of soft, rubber-like material and have no glass or mercury in them. Children can bite all they want. I realize that these were not available a few years back, but now that they are, out of the 3 choices, I'll take this one. Just my personal opinion.
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