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Originally Posted by Pessemist
The lower variants are making the rounds. Fortunately they are not as lethal as the first wave. The Village hospital is seeing a resurgence of the milder variants. One trick that may help is Zinc lozenges at the first sign of sore throat. That seems effective in early stages to knock down the virus load in the throat Works for flu as well but must be used first sign of irritated throat. Antibiotics are not effective against viruses and may lower overall resistance as it wrecks havoc in the gut flora.
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You are correct---antibiotics are ineffective against viruses. What's amazing is the belief that "zinc lozenges" do anything at all---that myth was dispelled over 20 years ago.