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Jul 30, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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👃🏽💦 Nasal sprays are an under-used but highly effective layer to include in your covid-safety strategy! 👃🏿 Here's a thread on 4 really effective ones: There are many nasal sprays available on the market that have been shown to reduce the transmission of covid as well as reduce the severity of covid illness if infected. Picture of 5 different nasal sprays, with blue smiley faces and the clean air club logo
No. 1: Carrageenan Nasal Spray - with an 80% relative risk reduction, this nasal spray is one of the best I've found. Carrageenan nasal spray: iota carageenan is an antiviral polysaccharide that binds to viruses and inhibits viral replication and propagation. 80% risk reduction, $20. Brands: Nasitrol, salinex, agovirax, betadine cold defense nasal spray.
No. 2: Hypromellose Spray - this one is a close second at 78% relative risk reduction. Also pretty affordable! Hypromellose nasal spray changes the ph of the nasal cavity with an acidic gel layer that is shown to reduce the risk of viral infection. 78% relative risk reduction, $20.
No. 3: Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) - this one is widely-used with a 75% relative risk reduction. With the higher price, though, you're probably better off with Carrageenan or Hypromellose sprays! Nitric oxide nasal spray destroys viruses and impedes viral replication within the cells in the nose. It has also been shown to block the ACE-2 receptor essential for the covid virus to infect our cells. 75% risk reduction, $60. Brands include enovid, sanotize, virx.
No. 4: Xylitol - this spray is the most affordable, but it has a lower risk reduction than the others at 62%. Still *way* better than nothing though! Xylitol is a natural virucidal agent that alters the optimal acidic environment required for cell invasion, preventing viral entry into the nasal epithelium. 62% risk reduction, $12 each. Brand: Xlear.
How to use: each spray has slightly different instructions. In general, though, you spray before and after a potential covid exposure in order to reduce the chances of infection. You can also use it repeatedly throughout the day(s) after a potential exposure.
Some things to consider: take a look at the ingredients lists, studies, and safety profiles to make a decision for yourself about whether to incorporate this into a multi-layered covid strategy. These sprays are not just saline solution!
Some of these sprays are manufactured in Israel. There is conflicting information online, and apparent disagreement within the movement itself, regarding whether purchasing medical goods produced in Israel (and nowhere else) is in violation of the BDS boycott.
📖 Citations 📖

Carrageenan:

Hypromellose: https://t.co/f0G1wbNfFD

NONS: https://t.co/1OJkHABGAT

Xylitol: https://t.co/DBJV0wiX29ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
respiratorytherapy.ca/pdf/RT-18-2-Sp…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

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The EPA just released new guidance on preventing viral spread indoors:

☁️ Air purifiers
☁️ Upper-room UVC
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The science is so simple and so clear at this point. Let's do it.

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Adopting ASHRAE 241 in *all* public indoor spaces is the best shot we have at ending the pandemic. It's a matter of accessibility, public health, and justice.
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☁️ 50+ ways to show up for people with Long Covid & ME/CFS ☁️

Over 400 million people around the world have Long Covid, and millions more have ME/CFS. Here are concrete ways you can show up for them so that nobody gets left behind! 🧵 50 plus ways to show up for people with long covid and ME/CFS so that nobody gets left behind. The clean air club cloud logo is in the bottom right.
Before you offer help, consider these four points: Before you begin: Remember: LC and ME/CFS are extremely isolating. We can’t leave our community behind! Center consent when you offer help. Disabled people are the experts on what they need and want. Don’t make this about you. Showing up for one another is a normal part of being in relation. Consider picking one or two actions and making them recurring. Stability is important!
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Thread of free and reduced-cost covid safety gear! 🧵
😷 MASKS

There is likely a mask bloc in your area! Check out @covidactionmap to get free high-quality masks (including KN-95 and N-95)

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Nasal irrigation is one of the cheapest covid precautions you can add to your routine! 🧵 Nasal Irrigation for Covid-19: cheap, effective, and well-tolerated. An illustration of a woman doing a nasal rinse is in the center with the clean air club logo in the bottom right.
💧Nasal rinsing is the process of rinsing a saline solution through your nasal passages to clear out mucus, debris, and allergens. It also reduces the chances you'll become infected when exposed & reduces illness severity and duration if you're infected. (citations in 🧵)
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Here's one: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
“Overall, patients with positive swab tests experienced substantial viral load reduction, became PCR-negative faster, and had milder symptoms than untreated patients. Hence, repeated application of [nasal saline irrigation] can be recommended for fastening viral clearance, symptom relief, and prophylaxis against respiratory infection, as has been increasingly proposed in (self-care) treatment or hygiene prevention guides for COVID-19.” Citation: Huijghebaert et al., “Saline nasal irrigation and gargling in COVID-19: a multidisciplinary review of effects on viral load, mucosal dynamics, and ...
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Would you rely on a smoke detector that only beeped during 28% of fires?

If not, then don't rely on one regular rapid test that picks up on covid only 28% of the time. 🥴

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1. Zhu et al., “Trial of the Pluslife SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Rapid Test Kit: Prospective Cohort Study” JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2023; 9: e48107.

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3. “Aptitude Matrix COVID-19 Test: Instructions for Use For Healthcare Providers”virus.sucks/pluslife_en/
4. “3EO Health: COVID-19 Test Instructions for Use”

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