Why can’t people take antivirals the way we take antibiotics? Why not prescribe antivirals for things like the common cold?

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Why can’t people take antivirals the way we take antibiotics? Why not prescribe antivirals for things like the common cold?

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Antivirals dont treat just any virus. Also, antivirals aren’t cures, at all. They keep the virus at bay in most cases and its usually a permanent virus like HIV or HERPES.

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