A study recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin seems to trigger an immune response that may help the body repel respiratory viruses like those that cause COVID-19 and the flu. Researchers discovered that lab animals whose noses were treated with neomycin, the active component of Neosporin ointment sold over-the-counter, developed a strong immune response against both the COVID-19 virus and a highly virulent strain of influenza. Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, the study’s lead …
