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tl;dr: It's a chemical called nitric oxide. You spray it up your nose and it is supposed to render most viral particles inert. Here's a quote from that article
by chaorace 6y ago
tl;dr: It's a chemical called nitric oxide. You spray it up your nose and it is supposed to render most viral particles inert. Here's a quote from that article you should probably be aware of:
> She acknowledged that the experiments took place outside the human body, in test tubes, and do not provide definitive proof of how effective the spray will prove in nasal passages
So yeah... not exactly a miracle cure, in my layman opinion. Even if it does prove efficacious in human nostrils, it won't do much for, for example, mouth-breathers.
- nikolay 6y agoThe virus can be inactivated by many other fluids like electrolyzed water, hydrogen peroxide, ethanol, povidone iodine, etc., but spraying your nose will those will not protect you for long. I personally bought Fend [0] and use it after I get home and before going out. [0]: https://www.hellofend.com/ https://www.hellofend.com/
- airhead969 6y agoRazor blade economy, disaster capitalism Juicero. It will be forgotten as soon as nitric oxide spray knock-offs flood the market.