Seasonal Colds Could Offer Protection Against COVID-19
Oct 8, 2020
Months after the coronavirus sprang onto the global arena and claimed a million lives worldwide, scientists are still scrambling to find a vaccine and ultimately, a cure. At the moment, there are around 40 different coronavirus vaccines in clinical trials, with about 240 vaccines in early development. One such study suggests that we may not even need an external vaccine after all and provides evidence that the seasonal colds you’ve had in the past could offer you protection against COVID-19.
On top of that, such immunity to the coronavirus may last a long time, maybe even your entire life, infectious disease experts at the University of Rochester Medical Center say. The study compared blood samples from two groups: 26 people who were recovering from mild to moderate coronavirus and 21 healthy donors whose samples were collected 6 to 10 years ago, long before they could have been infected…
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