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by velosol 2289 days ago
Isn't this similar to a typical antibiotics regimen? The abx kill a lot of bacteria with an X-log reduction and the immune system takes out what's left?

I'm not an expert on this, just curious.

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Antibiotics target bacteria. We have been successfully killing bacteria ever since the invention of penicillin.

The rule of the thumb is "prevent viral infections via vaccinations because they cannot be treated" and "treat bacterial infections using antibiotics because they cannot be prevented"