We've never made a successful vaccine for a coronavirus before. This is why it's so difficult

[TB12inTB2020]

Originally Posted by ansible90

Does anybody think we could teach people to just stay home when they are sick? That would help check the spread of Corona virus, flu and the common cold. Of course people would need paid sick leave for this to work. And it doesn't cover the cases of asymptomatic transmission. But it could help a lot as we learn to live with this virus.

The problem with that is 85% of the people who actually have the virus are asymptomatic.

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

We don't have a vaccine for the common cold. No reason to expect one for Covid. We need to count on herd immunity and move along.

There is no vaccine for "the common cold" because colds are caused by a variety of viruses.

There is a vaccine for one cold-causing virus: adenovirus. it is only used by the military. Interestingly, it is given by mouth, as a tablet.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis...denovirus.html

Originally Posted by TB12inTB2020

Patient 0 worked in a lab in China, where they were working with the virus. One of the bats they had injected bit one of the lab workers and that lab worker then left the building and spread it around. Dr Scott Gottlieb was talking about this on CNBC.

I believe that is speculation, unconfirmed.