C’mon. Cure the Common Cold

Hello Everybody.  I have something to say about the common cold.

As you can see, I’m suffering from one right now, like millions of Americans. I wonder how we can design driverless cars, and smartphones and take pictures of a black hole, but can’t come up with a cure for the common cold. I know it’s a bad flu season but there’s a flu vaccine. But nothing to prevent a cold. Do you know Americans have a billion colds a year? Adults get colds 2 to 3 times, and children 10 times a year.

I was walking down an aisle in Home Goods a few days ago and a man was approaching on the other side. He got about a foot from me and let out a loud, wet, sloppy sneeze. I was like, “Oh no. There are cold droplets in the air and they’re falling on me.” What could I do? Nothing. And two days later I was had a runny nose, started coughing and sneezing, had a headache and sore throat. No fever. A bad cold.

Researchers, who have been trying to find a cure since 1950, say it’s extremely difficult because there are at least 160 different viruses that cause colds. They ask, how do you get a vaccine that will take care of all of them? Still seems a cure is a long way off.

So, we have to be content with cough syrup, decongestants, nose sprays, Tylenol, and lot of tissues and hot tea. It’ll be over in 7 to 10 days, but in the meantime, it’s a drag.

Until next time.