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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by LudwigNagasena on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:00PM (#26950424)
There are too many different strains of rhinoviruses that cause common cold. It is possible to create a vaccine against each strain, but no vaccine that would target at least a significant amount of strains is possible at the moment.
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by nyokodo on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:38PM (#26950783)
> no vaccine that would target at least a significant amount of strains is possible at the moment.

Why not? What are the limits of multivalent vaccines?

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