[deleted] OP t1_istzyvv wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Reply to comment by ottpro in If I am just recovered from a typical cold (5 days long / 2 days off work), am I now more immune to all infections for a period of time, or less? by [deleted]

part of that is you being a healthy adult. the very young and the very old are more vulnerable to illness because they have weaker immune systems. adulthood confers a degree of immunity because the immune system is the strongest during this period of life.

NatAttack3000 t1_isv65oc wrote on October 18, 2022 at 10:51 PM

Kids also don't have the breadth of immune memory as adults do, so your child might get sick from every new virus they encounter (or most of them) while adults have immunity from having seen that virus 10 times already in their lifetime.