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Children's role in spread

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    Posted: August 28 2020 at 10:59pm

With schools trying to restart the role of children is important.  This report of research from South Korea is interesting in that they have a great testing policy so the data is likely to be better than many other parts of the world.

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Quote Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks, according to a study from South Korea.

But they are not sure how that translates into the models of children spreading the virus, as mild cases have less coughs and sneezes.


https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53946420

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote carbon20 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 29 2020 at 2:59am

I wonder if there is anything out there like a universal virus killing nasal spray ?

I mean if the virus is confined in the nasal passages ,

it should be easy to attack? 

Or not ?, 

I'll handball that to an expert....Doc...


 

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Carbon, this is where I believe in a Neti Pot or Neil Med bottle.  Specially buffered saline solution to flush out the nasal passages.  I began using Neil Med solution that I introduced into my nose via an ear syringe.  (I couldn't get the hang of a Neti Pot, and the Neil Med bottle was too forceful, and backwashed the solution into my ears, causing vertigo, etc.).  I used a technique I saw on YouTube and it worked very well for some persistent allergies I couldn't get rid of any other way last summer, which had caused a bad bronchitis.  I'm sure something like this would not be foolproof, but in the absence of anything foolproof, it would probably help quite a bit, and better than doing nothing.

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