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Sep 14, 2020
12:28:58pm

nephicoug All-American

Here's a question for medical types on the board:

Why are able to come up with a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 but we aren't able to come up with one for the common cold?

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nephicoug

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Here's a question for medical types on the board:

nephicoug

9/14/20 12:28pm

Because the common cold is actually many different viruses.

SandYFan

9/14/20 12:29pm

A ton of different strains of viruses can cause the common cold

cougardoc93

9/14/20 12:30pm

Is this an issue that can develop with SARS-CoV-2 too?

nephicoug

9/14/20 12:31pm

The real world effectiveness of the COVID vaccine doesn't really matter.

JAGA97

9/14/20 12:33pm

Could be true but I’d be first in line for a cold vaccine. Colds are annoying!

Traveshamockery

9/14/20 12:39pm

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