COVID-19 cross-protection? When vaccines provide bonus protection against other diseases
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TueTuesday 19
JanJanuary 2021 at 8:03pm
COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out in their millions. While they show high rates of protection against the disease, could they stave off the pesky common cold too?
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Those of us who avoided COVID-19 over the past year may be somewhat surprised to learn there s a good chance we ve already been infected by at least one coronavirus.
They re thought to be behind up to a third of all common colds. And intriguingly, evidence emerged last year that suggested people who were previously exposed to a common cold coronavirus might have some protection against COVID-19.