France limits nicotine product sales after research suggests could protect from coronavirus

France has limited the sale of nicotine substitutes to avoid stockpiling after research suggested the addictive substance could have the potential to protect people from contracting the coronavirus.

Researchers at a top Paris hospital released a study on Wednesday examining nearly 500 coronavirus patients, finding that only five per cent smoked - far less than the 35 per cent in France's general population. The French researchers are awaiting approval to carry out further trials, including using nicotine patches on health workers at the Paris hospital to see if it protects them against contracting the virus. The theory is that nicotine could adhere to cell receptors, thereby blocking the virus from entering cells and spreading in the body, said the study's co-author, neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux from France's Pasteur Institut.

“The effect is significant. It divides the risk by five for ambulatory patients and by four for those admitted to hospital. We rarely see this in medicine,” it added.French Health Minister Olivier Veran on Friday urged citizens not to rush out and buy nicotine products, telling France Inter radio that there are 70,000 deaths due to tobacco each year in France.

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Emphysema vs severe pneumonia - tough choice eh? COPD wins in all cases! *exasperated sigh*

So smoke nicotine to protect from CORONA and then continue to promote Cancer. 👏

And who came up with that? Is a possible (and somewhat unlikely) cure really worth all the later health problems it will cause?

davidbewart Smoking kills both the virus and the human, winning?

C’mon people, that’s not true! Inhaling farts works though 👍 The silent, deadly ones (deadly for covid-19 as well as your fellow passengers haha 🤨), are the most effective. Order now and live longer: fartssavelivesgmail.com

Hmmm... Would rather consume Cannabis. and

What type of dosage and how would medicos administer said dose of nicotine. Will they have people lighting up in the hospital!

StrayMutts

but smoke makes it worse... lol

Therese_Rein So people are buying nicotine alternatives in the hope that this will protect them? Australia is not the only country full of fools then.

Therese_Rein Daing! I guess I picked the wrong week to give up—— Not! 🤔

MyFirstCousin such a con job, shilled by tobacco companies no doubt. I stopped pipe smoking for CV because it is fkin obvious the lungs are more vulnerable during lung related viruses. ffs. this person should be shot into space for this article.

This would be hilarious (and pretty ironic) if true. Hope the fuckwit hoarders get wind of this and blow all their money filling up their garages with cartons of cigarettes.

Looks like a joint.

I’d rather get Covid19 than EVER smoke!

Oh no not another one from France French 'research' was also the source of Dr Trump's miracle cure hydroxychloroquine. Everybody in US has gone very quiet on the hydroxy-whatever miracle cure including FOX(US), Trump and others including OAN nutters.

HumanBeingFirst Nah

These anti-everything morons with too much time on their hands need to realise now isn't the time to piss 'anyone' off. 'Everyone' in society is doing their 100% best to cope with their own anxieties and stress. If any vice they use to keep them calm is taken will cause chaos.

logic: you die from nicotine before the virus kills you. yeah, nicotine makes you not die from covid. you win.

Dettoskey is better than cigarettes

Ok then

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Yeah but nicotine is a poison.

LMFAOOOOO

Of course tobacco companies have nothing to do with that research!

Fake News! or more accurately advertisements from Tabaco companies?

SchoonerLita Research funded by the tobacco industry?

Australians probably can’t afford to become Cigarette Hoarders!

Rubbish

Because it keeps people socially distant because it’s a disgusting habit.

Does smoking meth work? Asking for a friend.

What a complete joke this global agenda is, you all awake yet

So, Nicotine, Lysol, injecting desinfectant. What else? Panic buying of cigarettes?

Oh FFS... build your immune system with fresh fruit and vegetables, lots of water ... vitamins etc Not through nicotine

Can’t say I’ve ever heard of a patient in ICU with a respiratory problem light up a cigarette.

JarniBlakkarly 2 doses of bleach, 1 syringe of disinfectant & 20 long drags of nicotine..... 3 times a day. what could possibly go wrong?

Your lungs are so shot that the virus that causes COVID-19 finds it hard to find a healthy 'landing site'.

A study funded by tobacco companies? I'd place money on it.

Wait till Trump finds out!

fake news

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Why would they do that?

They will horde rolling papers for sure🍻

Shit. I'd better order some more nicotine now then before this spreads.

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