A new delivery system initially developed to treat asthma sends corticosteroids deep into the lungs where COVID-19 infects cells, potentially slowing viral replication.
Respiratory viruses are the most common cause of asthma attacks, but COVID-19 does not send asthma patients to the hospital more often than others. Some researchers suspect that having asthma may actually protect patients from severe COVID-19.
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