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Quixote1818

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10. I have noticed my colds have been a lot more mild too by adding zinc and vitamin D

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 11:08 PM

Jul 2020

Some are extremely mild. That never used to happen. Maybe it comes simply with age and racking up so many colds over the years too? The body is at least in some position to go on the attack if it has seen something similar.

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This study suggests exposure to corona cold viruses might give you a more mild reaction to Covid19 [View all] Quixote1818 Jul 2020 OP

It might be safer just to find people who have frequent colds- dawg day Jul 2020 #1

I travel to numerous schools each week so I tend to get a couple of colds a year Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #2

I read more than a fifth of common colds are corona dawg day Jul 2020 #5

I think all of those things should give us better odds at a mild outcome Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #9

I am prone to colds and have not caught Covid thus far. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #7

I caught a bad cold in December tavernier Jul 2020 #3

Coronaviruses are about 20% of colds Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #4

This might explain why kids are less susceptible. Reader Rabbit Jul 2020 #6

I'm guessing that all of mine are coronavirus colds. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #8

I have noticed my colds have been a lot more mild too by adding zinc and vitamin D Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #10

This was an instantaneous change. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #11