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Human coronaviruses are usually just common cold, so there was no need to make them before.
by gnulinux 7y ago
Human coronaviruses are usually just common cold, so there was no need to make them before.
- pvaldes 7y agoMaybe we should try having more common colds... In wonder if that would help to create resistance.
- gnulinux 7y agoThat's a hypothesis why young children aren't affected by COVID-19, maybe they had more exposure to related viruses due to school. Currently, no reported death for children; but mortality rate is significantly higher for 50+.
- bluGill 7y agoThere was once a vaccine for the common cold. However it only covered a couple of the 300+ different common colds and so it made no statistical difference.