How to boost your immune system to avoid colds and the coronavirus

It's a never-ending battle between us and the germs that infect us, like the current evil virus Covid-19, writes Luke O'Neill

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Luke O'Neill

Your greatest friend in the battle against SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is your own immune system. Its job is to keep you safe from nasty germs that might infect you and most of the time it does a great job. This is why 80pc of people will fight this virus with minor symptoms.