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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by monopoledance on Monday February 15, 2021 @08:19AM (#26142446)
2020 called and wants her easy questions back! ;)

Immunity to cold viruses is so prevalent, there is no chance the effect is pronounced, by now. It has been researched tho, so you may find some studies discussing the issue.

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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by Moghammed on Monday February 15, 2021 @09:48AM (#26143230)
I think you misunderstood their question. Obviously immune response to common cold isn't effective against rona. But if this vaccine is effective against a wide range of coronaviruses, could it also be effective against the one that causes the common cold?
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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by monopoledance on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:17AM (#26143470)
Ah. Thanks for clearing that up! That makes a lot more sense in hindsight.

On the other hand, the cross-immunization to SARS1 and MERS is not surprising, since the mRNA vaccines were developed for these and modified for SARS2. (It is not a completely novel vaccine and "rapid development" was only possible, because a lot of basic research was already done on SARS1/MERS. Would have taken a lot longer to identify a molecular target otherwise.)

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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by grawprog on Monday February 15, 2021 @11:48AM (#26144390)
>Obviously immune response to common cold isn't effective against rona.

Actually...according to some studies it is.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/immune-...

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