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Prof Peter Openshaw talks to the BBC about vaccines for the common cold

by Ms Helen Johnson

With vitamin C ruled out as a prevention for the common cold The One Show talked to Prof Openshaw about the use of vaccines as a preventative measure

We now know that Vitamin C does not prevent the common cold.  The BBC's One Show came to the National Heart and Lung Institute to talk to Prof Peter Openshaw about the possibilities of cold vaccines.

Professor Peter Openshaw on The One Show

The clip on preventing the common cold starts at 11:58 with Imperial College making an appearance at 15:04.