Sydney, December 29, : .Australian researchers developed a home nasal spray treatment to combat all Covid-19 variants.
The drug is blood-thinning and it works well at home. Heparin is a blood thinner widely used to prevent or treat blood clots.
It forms the basis of this nasal spray treatment.This simple, safe, and stable nasal spray treatment can be administered at any temperature.
The spray is easy to use according to Gary Anderson (Director of the University of Melbourne’s Lung Health Research Centre), with just two drops in each nostril and three times per day.
Intranasal Heparin could be effective in preventing Covid-19 spread and infection, according to basic science research.Anderson stated that Covid-19 infects the first cells of the nose.To do this, the virus must attach to Heparan Sulfate at the nasal cell lining.
Heparin, the active ingredient of our spray, has a structure very similar to Heparan Sulfate.It acts as a decoy and wraps around the spike protein like an ant, stopping it from spreading to you.
Importantly, the nasal spray must be effective for all Covid-19 varieties.The Heparan Sulfate-binding site in this spray is vital for infection and will likely be retained in future versions.
Anderson stated that Heparin is able to bind strongly to Omicron, which is currently being used in the United States.
Don Campbell, Northern Health’s medical division director, suggested the idea.
Heparin is a blood thinner that could prevent the virus from growing in cells during the initial months of the pandemic.
Researchers from Oxford, Monash, and Melbourne have confirmed that heparin is capable of blocking the transmission of Covid-19.
Clinical trials of the nasal spray are expected to begin in the first quarter 2022.
It is crucial that Heparin’s effectiveness be tested in a rigorously planned, double-blinded and placebo controlled clinical trial.
This will give definitive proof.Anderson stated that if the treatment works in the context of stopping progression or spreading within the home, then it will be supported by the spray being used to protect vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and the elderly.
It may be useful in protecting frontline workers against illness, and maintaining capacity within the health system.He noted that heparin could be added to vaccinations and not replaced by vaccines.
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