No, I did not read the footnotes in the longer 49 page pdf in your link, I only scanned the 2 page summary. In the Pre and Postexposure Prophylaxis (The I-MASK+

No, I did not read the footnotes in the longer 49 page pdf in your link, I only scanned the 2 page summary. In the Pre and Postexposure Prophylaxis (The I-MASK+ protocol) section, page 11: > Melatonin (slow release): Begin with 0.3 mg and increase as tolerated to 2 mg at night. [1,7,69-75]. Melatonin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunomodulating and metabolic effects that are likely important in the mitigation of COVID-19 disease. It is intriguing to recognize that bats, the natural reservoir of coronavirus, have exceptionally high levels of melatonin, which may protect these animals from developing symptomatic disease. [76] For the more serious stages: > Melatonin 10 mg at night (the optimal dose is unknown) [75] From my quick scan of the papers in the related footnotes, melatonin is a good antioxidant and may be anti-inflammatory, in addition to the well known association with sleep regulation.