MARCH 17TH, 2021 POSTED BY CARRIE STETLER-RUTGERS In a laboratory setting, Listerine and the prescription mouthwash Chlorhexidine disrupted SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, within seconds after researchers diluted it to concentrations that would mimic actual use. The study in the journal Pathogens finds that, in a laboratory setting, Listerine and the prescription mouthwash Chlorhexidine disrupted the...
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Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses
by Pennsylvania State University Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a Penn State College of Medicine research study. The results indicate that some of these products might be useful for reducing the viral load, or amount of virus, in the mouth after infection and may help to...