Suffering a common cold could provide protection against contracting Covid, scientists believe. Experts at Yale University in the US have found that coming under attack from rhinovirus - the most frequent cause of common cold - jump-starts the body's antiviral defences, equipping the immune system to ward off other viruses. Experts at Yale University believe that suffering from a common cold could provide protection against contracting the Covid-19 virus (file photo)They are now looking at whether introduction of the cold virus before infection by the Covid-19 virus offers similar protection. Dr Foxman said: 'The common cold virus triggers the normal antiviral defences of these cells that form the lining of the airway. She added: 'This response, the interferon response, which is this general defence mechanism against all viruses, we know that response does work against Covid-19.

Source: Daily Mail October 04, 2020 23:03 UTC