return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoA pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down12
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minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days ago…Wait, wouldn’t that literally make it a cure for the common cold?
minus-squareRekhyt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoI think it’s a cure for the uncommon cold.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI don’t think so. The common cold is caused by about 200 different viruses or variants of the rhinovirus. Incubation is also very low with 24-72 hours, so you would have to basically take it every time someone sneezes around you.
…Wait, wouldn’t that literally make it a cure for the common cold?
I think it’s a cure for the uncommon cold.
I don’t think so. The common cold is caused by about 200 different viruses or variants of the rhinovirus. Incubation is also very low with 24-72 hours, so you would have to basically take it every time someone sneezes around you.