Surge in COVID-19 Patients - COVID-19 Prevention & Symptom Relief Recommendations

COVID-19 cases are surging.

It's a new variant, so even those who are vaccinated are getting infected ㅠㅠ

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I'll briefly introduce some medications and supplements that can help prevent and alleviate COVID-19 symptoms.​​

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• Echinacea has been known for its effectiveness against colds and influenza even before COVID-19.
• It's an ingredient that has been used to treat colds in Europe for a long time.
• It's an "over-the-counter" medication that can be purchased without a prescription.​​

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• UDCA, known as a liver medicine, has been shown to be effective in preventing COVID-19 and suppressing severe progression (in a Nature paper, no less).
• According to the research results, you need to take about 900mg per day, which is a significant amount.
• You can take a 100mg general medicine product, or it's generally better to take a multivitamin containing vitamin B, zinc, vitamin D, etc., because it's more cost-effective and provides various benefits.​​

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• Generally, these are nutritional components that are effective for immune function, particularly in respiratory diseases.
• In the case of zinc, taking it as a single agent is not cost-effective. Multivitamins usually contain 20mg or more, so I recommend supplementing with multivitamins.​​

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• Main symptoms of this COVID-19 wave: fever, muscle pain, sore throat
• For fever and muscle pain, a combination of antipyretics/analgesics + Galgeuntang/Wontang
• For sore throat/tonsillitis, a combination of NSAIDs + Eungyosan/Gupunghaedoktang
• If severe, you can add troches (lozenge-type) or sprays.

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I hope everyone prepares preventive medicines and symptom relievers in advance and safely overcomes this COVID-19 wave!!