Common Cold Helps Protect Against Covid.

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-t-cells-from-common-colds-can-protect-against-coronavirus-infection-study-finds-12512900

[youngmafbog]

The trouble is no one has ever found a 'cure' for the common cold as they all differ so much.

It does make one wonder though how much those who have had covid are protected naturally?

More proper studies (not modelling) needs to be done I think.

[pixie374]

That seems obvious, but very temporary? Colds can't even protect against other strains of it.

[ichkeria]

What happens when Covid finally strikes - as it must to inevitably some day, in a country which has taken so many draconian measures to curb it: China, Australia, New Zealand spring to mind.

With very little natural immunity built up ...

[ToraToraTora]

good point ich, I think they'll inevitably have to go through the process.

[Gromit]

I have had about 6 colds in the last 6 months. Did LFTs each time and negative. So I can see some truth in it.

[Old_Geezer]

Present Omnicrom cases have now bypassed common cold cases in the UK. So seems any immunity from colds can't be that effective.

[New Judge]

//What happens when Covid finally strikes - as it must to inevitably some day, in a country which has taken so many draconian measures to curb it: China, Australia, New Zealand spring to mind.//

It seems Australia is now finding out:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/australia

[ToraToraTora]

I had also had a cold a few weeks ago and tested negative.

[jourdain2]

I read something about this very early on in the epidemic. Colds do vary of course, but if you're the sort of person who has has/had a lot of them you probably do have quite a broad range of defences, some of which will act a bit against Covid. I've had hundreds of colds/chest/Upper Respiratory Tract infections. Fingers crossed! :)

[Peter Pedant]

//... but very temporary? Colds can't even protect against other strains of it.//
yeah I thought -if it is that good there wouldnt be colds!

Anyway they looked at people wiv snarty noses and found they had less covid than those without. Well spotted. And then tied it to a lab assay ( activated or angry T cells)

The hacks then lost contact with reality and asked anxiously - "does this show natural immunity has an effect - any effect?"

er-eeerrr ( make buzzer noise)

Natural immunity is having a resistance to an infection without having seen it before. We have natural immunity to babesiosis for example. Well what's THAT? answer: an infection so rare no one has heard of it ( natural immunity see)

and so..... excitedly talking about natural immunity with colds and covid is a nonsense. - you are talking about induced immunity and cross-reaction. It is like talking about boiling a kettle without an element. or going for a walk in a wheel chair or....saying your dog is a cat.

The angry T cell assay can only be called a thrutch
An angry T cell leaks radio-active marker more than a placid T cell.
The printout looks like a covid death curve
The printout from the control cell also looks like a covid death curve.
And you hold them in your hands and say - look look at those curves, they ARE different you know !

[tiggerblue10]

Pretty sure I have a very mild cold in the run up to Christmas Day. Did LFT and it was negative.