Why can’t we cure the common cold?

Re:Why can’t we cure the common cold? by mft_ on Sunday October 22, 2017 @07:54AM (#15526379)

Do you have any more information to explain this further?

For example, how are 'flu vaccines approved each year? Is it because 'flu can be lethal in rare cases?

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Re:Why can’t we cure the common cold? by danieltillett on Sunday October 22, 2017 @08:07AM (#15526429)

The reason flu vaccines are approved each year is they were first developed in the 1940s and we just keep using 1940s technology. If were to try to develop a flu vaccine today it would be impossible.

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Re:Why can’t we cure the common cold? by mft_ on Sunday October 22, 2017 @09:14AM (#15526666)

Can you point towards any further information on this, please? I'd like to read more.

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