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Winter brings a surge of respiratory illnesses, including rhinoviruses, the most frequent cause of the common cold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

But the problem with antibodies for rhinoviruses is that they don’t cross-react from one virus to another, so you’d need a vaccine with 180 different virus proteins in it to produce an effective antibody-producing virus.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

There are other viruses also causing illness, including rhinoviruses and enteroviruses.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2023

Untangling such interference hasn’t been easy given the number of respiratory viruses—coronaviruses, rhinoviruses, adenoviruses, RSV, and influenza are just among the best known—and the many infections that escape notice.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 17, 2022

The onslaught of cases is coinciding with the seasonal burst of other respiratory viruses like rhinoviruses and influenza, plus the ongoing burden of Covid.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022