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    Common cold combats COVID-19

    Newswise — Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which causes COVID-19, Yale researchers have found.

    In a new study, the researchers found that the common respiratory virus jump-starts the activity of interferon-stimulated genes, early-response molecules in the immune system which can halt replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within airway tissues infected with the cold.

    Triggering these defenses early in the course of COVID-19 infection holds promise to prevent or treat the infection, said Ellen Foxman, assistant professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine and senior author of the study. One way to do this is by treating patients with interferons, an immune system protein which is also available as a drug.

    "But it all depends upon the timing," Foxman said.

    The results were published June 15th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

    Previous work showed that at the later stages of COVID-19, high interferon levels correlate with worse disease and may fuel overactive immune responses. But recent genetic studies show that interferon-stimulated genes can also be protective in cases of COVID-19 infection...

    Common cold combats COVID-19

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    I don't know about this article, but I have to say I've never been healthier in all my life. Yes, I got Covid, but I haven't gotten any seasonal colds in over a year!

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    Don't tell Whitmer, she will put a ban on colds.

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