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OTC nasal spray seemed to cut COVID infections by 67% in mid-sized trial

OTC nasal spray seemed to cut COVID infections by 67% in mid-sized trial
health9/2/2025

The Phase 2 trial is not definitive, but it comes as vaccine access is severely restricted.

Daily squirts of a safe, over-the-counter allergy nasal spray may prevent COVID-19 infections from taking hold, according to results published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine. In a mid-staged trial, the spray appeared to reduce infections by promis... [2138 chars]