Xylitol Nasal Spray PREVENTS SARS-CoV-2 Infection
… the gold standard for drug and health products—the prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (RCT)
… has delivered failed products (remdesivir, baricitinib, molnupiravir, COVID-19 vaccines)
… did not test simple, affordable, available prevention strategies
… conducted a prospective double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a xylitol-based nasal spray in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection
… Xylitol is known to have anti-infective and anti-inflammatory properties
… is used in XLEAR nasal spray and anti-infective chewing gum to prevent dental caries
… Balmforth found that SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by serology was 71 percent lower with xylitol compared to placebo [ Journal of Clinical Virology ]
… Fewer clinical symptoms were also seen in the test group [ p < 0.0001 ]
… No harmful effects were associated with xylitol
… in mild COVID-19 cases demonstrated that persistent loss of smell may be eliminated with xylitol nasal spray during the acute congestion phase