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Can taking echinacea for colds help prevent getting coronavirus when it starts spreading in the community?
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Nope: Sorry to maybe burst a bubble, but echinacea has little or no effect in preventing or treating either common colds or coronavirus infection.
Answered 4/7/2020
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No: No herbals have been found to be protective at this time.
Answered 5/28/2020
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