return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoA pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down12
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkA pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findswww.livescience.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·21 hours ago…Wait, wouldn’t that literally make it a cure for the common cold?
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours 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.
minus-squareRekhyt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·17 hours agoI think it’s a cure for the uncommon cold.
…Wait, wouldn’t that literally make it a cure for the common 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.
I think it’s a cure for the uncommon cold.