A nose spray with nitric oxide helps people with mild COVID-19 get rid of the virus faster. When used several times a day for over a week, it reduces the virus amount 16 times quicker than a placebo spray by the second and fourth days.

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Clinical efficacy of nitric oxide nasal spray (NONS) for the treatment of mild COVID-19 infection

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2021 Aug

The study looked at the same nasal spray treatment, but it didn't show any results about how fast it reduced the virus. We can't tell if the claim is true because the study didn't provide the numbers.

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Clinical efficacy of nitric oxide nasal spray (NONS) for the treatment of mild COVID-19 infection

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.009

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