Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?

This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19. If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold. A study published Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds caused by milder coronavirus cousins, which could provide a key to broader COVID-19 vaccines. Credit: Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP, File If you’ve been sick Read More

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