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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. There are some basic and limited number of cold viruses out there.
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:59 AM
Aug 2016

Each time you get a cold, you gain immunity to that specific virus. Which is why children typically get lots of colds, one a month is common in the early years. As you get older, not so many colds. But you can still have the unpleasant surprise of meeting up with (for you) a brand new cold virus.

I'm in my late 60s and can't really recall my last cold. At least six years ago. It is nice, not to get them any more.

It's also helpful to understand that getting the flu also makes you immune for many flu viruses into the future. Which is not an agrument for not getting the flu vaccine, but simply an explanation of how immunity works.

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