Nitric oxide might help fight the COVID-19 virus by stopping it from getting into your nose and throat cells and making copies of itself.

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Nitric oxide and its derivatives containing nasal spray and inhalation therapy for the treatment of COVID-19.

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2022

The study says nitric oxide stops the COVID-19 virus from attaching to our cells, which matches exactly what the claim says.

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Nitric oxide and its derivatives containing nasal spray and inhalation therapy for the treatment of COVID-19.

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DOI: 10.2174/1381612829666221024124848

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