
OpinionSeptember 28, 2020
Could Exposure to the Common Cold Reduce the Severity of COVID-19 Infection?
We don’t know, but the idea is hardly crazy—and if the answer is yes, we could save many lives long before a vaccine arrives
Carolyn P. Neuhaus, Ph.D., is a philosopher and research scholar at The Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institute, where she studies ethical issues in the development of new technologies, scientific research and medicine.

Could Exposure to the Common Cold Reduce the Severity of COVID-19 Infection?
We don’t know, but the idea is hardly crazy—and if the answer is yes, we could save many lives long before a vaccine arrives