COVID-19 Infections May Offer Some Protection Against Colds Caused By Coronavirus, Study Suggests

The AP (6/12, Ungar) reported on a study that “suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds caused by milder coronavirus cousins.” The study included “COVID-19 PCR tests from more than 4,900 people who sought medical care between November 2020 and October 2021” and “found people previously infected with COVID-19 had about a 50% lower chance of having a symptomatic coronavirus-caused common cold compared with people” who were “fully vaccinated and hadn’t yet gotten COVID-19.” The AP added, “coronaviruses are thought to be responsible for about 1 in 5 colds.” The study was published in Science Translational Medicine.