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Re:D, L-lysine acetylsalicylate and glycine Impairs Coronavi... by gameswithgo on Friday March 27, 2020 @10:35AM (#22703132)
According to the Medcram youtube series, NSAIDs in general are known to impair virus replication, but also impair immune function. What is the net result? That is less clear. Many believe that aspirin had a negative effect during the 1918 flu epidemic though.

Video link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT6mHi_8V5E

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Re:D, L-lysine acetylsalicylate and glycine Impairs Coronavi... by drclau on Friday March 27, 2020 @11:51AM (#22703923)
Apparently aspirin contributed to fatalities via aspirin poisoning, so it did not necessarily have a direct impact on the virus.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Aspirin_poisoning

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Re:D, L-lysine acetylsalicylate and glycine Impairs Coronavi... by frankchn on Friday March 27, 2020 @10:43AM (#22703185)
According to https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/49/9/1405/301441, the aspirin doses that were used in 1918 (8.0 - 31.2 g/day) were much higher than what people normally take today (usually a max of 3.6g or so).
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