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A recent study found that people who took an allergy medicine were much less likely to get sick from COVID-19 and the common cold, the latest research to show promising results for nasal sprays in attacking or blocking respiratory viruses in the nose. “If we could stop the virus at the front door, that would be great,” said Dr. William Schaffner, …

How some nasal sprays may help protect you from covid  The Washington Post Source link

We may have a new way of protecting against COVID-19 that checks almost all the boxes: It’s effective, it’s affordable, it’s easy to apply, it’s already approved as safe for public use, it’s available without prescription… and it’s called azelastine. This nasal spray has been available over the counter for decades now, under a variety of brand names, in over …

Can Azelastine nasal spray really protect against catching a case of COVID? Here’s an excerpt from this month’s Covidlandia run down I just sent out to my peeps: ~ “I was really excited by this study, and overall remain optimistic that azelastine nasal spray (available by prescription and OTC) has a place at the table of possible ways to reduce …

Results from a single-center randomized controlled trial published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine show that azelastine, an antihistamine nasal spray used as a preventive measure, was associated with a 69% reduction of COVID-19 infection. Azelastine is a widely available over-the-counter treatment for seasonal allergies (hay fever). This clinical trial is the first to demonstrate a protective effect in a real-world …

COVID context Like all trials, there are limitations. As mentioned, the number of infections here is small—the impressive efficacy numbers could potentially vanish in a larger trial with more infections. And, while the trial had a high-quality design, it was undertaken in just one location in Germany and mostly involved healthy white women between the ages of 20 and 46, …

More children died from the flu this past season than any year outside of the swine flu pandemic in 2009. Most of them were unvaccinated. That’s why some doctors are hoping that the first nasal flu vaccine available for use at home can improve vaccination rates among people, especially children, who are afraid of needles. AstraZeneca’s FluMist Home, which was …

Those looking to protect themselves against the flu this season now have an at-home option. FluMist, the only nasal spray flu vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration, is now available for purchase for self-administration. AstraZeneca’s FluMist was approved in 2003 to be given by health care providers. Last year, the FDA broadened the approval of the nasal spray to make it …