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posted by martyb on Sunday March 08 2020, @01:29AM   Printer-friendly
from the facial-tissue-sales-will-plummet dept.

Amazon is reportedly working to find a cure for the common cold

Amazon disrupted the books, grocery, and shipping business, and now it's set its sights on viral infections. The tech company has apparently tasked a team of employees to research and develop a cure for the common cold, a CNBC report indicates today. Under an effort called "Project Gesundheit," three people familiar with the effort tell CNBC that Amazon is specifically looking to develop a vaccine that would stave off cold infections. This small team exists under the broader Grand Challenge group within Amazon, CNBC says.

This is not a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) story. Do not discuss the coronavirus.


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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Sunday March 08 2020, @02:14PM (1 child)

    by Thexalon (636) on Sunday March 08 2020, @02:14PM (#968170)

    Without the common cold, Earth will be defenseless against Martian war machines.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by VacuumTube on Sunday March 08 2020, @08:20PM

    by VacuumTube (7693) on Sunday March 08 2020, @08:20PM (#968271) Journal

    That's where the C*** virus comes in, but they don't want us talking about that.