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> I'm not disparaging, I'm asking if it actually grants any. Does the body actually learn to fight COVID if it's just throw up defenses for the Cold? Depends o
by clord 5y ago
> I'm not disparaging, I'm asking if it actually grants any. Does the body actually learn to fight COVID if it's just throw up defenses for the Cold?
Depends on the cold, I think. This rhinovirus might just be priming the immune system. There are coronavirus colds that might provide antibodies[0]
[0] https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/immune-cells-common-cold-may-recognize-sars-cov-2 https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/immune-...
- nradov 5y agoIt seems that prior exposure to common cold coronaviruses doesn't provide significant immunity against COVID-19. https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2021/february/antibodies-to-common-cold-coronaviruses-do-not-protect-against-sars-cov2 https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2021/februar...
- clord 5y agoright, the first link was talking about t-cell immunity, I was wrong to say 'antibodies'.