Matthew Parris

My cure for the common cold

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You really don’t want to know about my coughs and sneezes, particularly during the festive season, but bear with me because this it isn’t really about my sniffles. My argument applies to everyone, and it’s cheerful.

All of us have a lifetime of experience of seasonal colds and flu, starting with the fact that they don’t always happen in winter.

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