French researchers to test nicotine patches on coronavirus patients

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/french-study-suggests-smokers-at-lower-risk-of-getting-coronavirus

Taking into account the age and sex of the patients, the researchers discovered the number of smokers was much lower than that in the general population estimated by the French health authority Santé Publique France at about 40% for those aged 44-53 and between 8.8% and 11.3% for those aged 65-75.

The renowned French neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux, who reviewed the study, suggested the nicotine might stop the virus from reaching cells in the body preventing its spread. Nicotine may also lessen the overreaction of the body’s immune system that has been found in the most severe cases of Covid-19 infection.

The findings are to be verified in a clinical study in which frontline health workers, hospital patients with the Covid-19 virus and those in intensive care will be given nicotine patches.

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[libertybele]

Certainly seems that everyone and their brother is trying anything and everything on this virus.  What is needed is an effective vaccine.  Of course, medicines like; hydrochloroquine + z pack + zinc and remdesivir seem to be the most promising for right now.

There are 30 strains of this virus, so an effective vaccine is going to be very difficult to create and by the time they do come up with one the virus will mutate yet again.