Common cold combats COVID-19

Common cold combats COVID-19

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…

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Common cold combats influenza

Common cold combats influenza

As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally—the common cold virus. Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body’s antiviral defenses,…

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