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Human rhinovirus infection blocks SARS-CoV-2 replication (oup.com)
11 points by kwindla on April 9, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



> as an increasing prevalence of rhinovirus

Why? Isn‘t that prevalence at an all time low due to masks and distancing?


> Why? Isn‘t that prevalence at an all time low due to masks and distancing?

Which reopening with vaccination will end, which will lead to an increasing prevalence of rhinovirus, which will further inhibit SARS-COV-2. The result basically indicates if you have rhinovirus spreading much more than SARS-COV-2 before considering their interactions, then its also going to help you further reduce the spread of SARS-COV-2.


Why hasn't the idea of using rhinovirus as a covid vaccine been looked at yet?


I'm looking forward to the answer(s) to this. We've all had colds that barely came with symptoms.

I was thinking of it as a treatment. If someone tests positive, Achoo!. Don't mean sneeze on them, of course. Immediately use an inhaler with a "minor cold" and let nature battle it out as described in the paper.

I'm really surprised this paper was posted 2 weeks ago, yet is getting no media. It will take an expert or two to get to the details, but this is too interesting to pass by. It wouldn't be the first virus known to inhibit the actions of another.




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