Nicotine could have a protective effect against infection by the new coronavirus, advance researchers in France where preventive and therapeutic trials will be undertaken with nicotine patches

Covid-19: Researchers Question Hypothesis of a Protective Effect of Nicotine

Researchers support the low number of smokers (5%) among Covid-19 hospitalised patients found in various studies. Are smokers less likely to get coronavirus? The question arouses fantasy and rumours since a team from the Parisian hospital of La Pitié-Salpêtrière announced that preventive and therapeutic trials will be undertaken with nicotine patches. Researchers are investigating whether or not this […]

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