Viraleze anti-covid nasal spray

[PatioBaker]

Has anyone seen that Viraleze nasal spray has gone on sale in Lloyds pharmacies? It says it ‘inactivates more than 99.9%* of the virus that causes COVID-19,’ I’d love to hear from science folk if they think it would actually be effective and worth buying? Or at least there wouldn’t be any harm in it? I thought it could be good for people who haven’t had a vaccine yet or who are just really anxious about starting to mix with more people now.

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If this was the answer & 99.9% effective we wouldn’t be in a pandemic. I’m not convinced it works at all.

I had wondered about nasal sprays, I have been using first defence type sprays as well as taking vit d on the basis it wouldn’t do any harm, more relaxed now I have had a vaccine dose however

@RedcurrantPuff

I had wondered about nasal sprays, I have been using first defence type sprays as well as taking vit d on the basis it wouldn’t do any harm, more relaxed now I have had a vaccine dose however

Vit D is useful to take as long as you don't overdose on it. Vit D deficiency is bad for the immune system. A slight excess won't harm, although you don't gain any immunity benefit over "just enough".

Worst case you lose £10 or whatever. Likelihood you are protecting yourself from colds and flu in busy/confined spaces. Best case it may offer some protection from Covid. All viruses take hold in the airways. There’s no harm to have it in your arsenal I think.

I do this plus vitamin d (had levels tested etc). Every little helps but nothing is bulletproof..

I used it last month for me and my child, travelling over 30 hours from South Asia to Latin America: 2 planes and one long stayover in an airport hotel in Istanbul. We were extremely strict about keeping our masks on most of the time, but still used Viraleze nasal spray every 4-6 hours. No Covid infection. Obviously my experience is not enough proof, since we dont know if we were ever exposed to the virus and if the masks were responsible for full protection, but definitely worth using to stay on the safe side!

Re: Viraleze - does any body know if it is safe for use in pregnancy?

@granFran

Re: Viraleze - does any body know if it is safe for use in pregnancy?

It'll be as safe as squirting water up your nose.

It'll be as useful as squirting water up your nose.

Heck - it probably is just water your squirting up your nose.

@bookworm1632

UK regulatory approval for these types of products is not easy to get

On the contrary - there is no regulatory approval required!

Note - the spray will be totally useless, the cited paper is totally irrelevant to clinical benefit. If these kind of things actually worked, they'd have been widely recommended by the NHS - the fact that they haven't speaks volumes.

Sorry this is rubbish. The NHS is cost based and stuck on the past. For example there is a new type of hand gel that kills the virus that causes the winter vomiting bug. Alcohol hand gel used in hospitals doesn’t kill the bug, this stuff does. Private hospitals use it, the NHS doesn’t. Reason cost. When it would actually save them millions a year and stop propel dying in hospital transmission

Thanks ladies, but I am desperate to know if it is safe for my pregnant daughter, who isn't having the jab.

I'm also wondering if it's the same as the Boots one, which I used in the office when I had a desk there!

ARealHoliday "Sorry this is rubbish. The NHS is cost based and stuck on the past.
For example there is a new type of hand gel that kills the virus that causes the winter vomiting bug. Alcohol hand gel used in hospitals doesn’t kill the bug, this stuff does. Private hospitals use it, the NHS doesn’t. Reason cost. When it would actually save them millions a year and stop propel dying in hospital transmission"

I use Sterizar in the hope of avoiding noro. If you can tell us the name of this stuff, I could buy that next time.

@FloralJammies

I haven’t used this one but I’ve been using Taffix for a while now.

Me too.

I use it if I am going to the health centre or a shop etc. I've had both vaccines, but a little bit of belt and braces won't hurt.

Interested to know if same principle as first defence or the boots version. The last time I caught a cold I totally forgot to use this and realised what a huge difference to both the length and severity of the symptoms this product makes.

@Ostara212
Serenity hygiene is what the private hospital used that I visited and have since bought it for ourselves. No alcohol smell.