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When I read „Are smokers protected against SARS-CoV-2..” two years ago, a memory popped up.

Every German grandma was wearing an apron and in the pockets were Eukalyptus-Bonbons. At the first cough or sniffle of any child, their own or others, the green-wrapped candy came out of their pocket and stuffed into the child's mouth. Somehow it makes sense since eucalyptus reduces inflammation and honey is one of the oldest known antibiotics.

Would it work against Covid 19? I don´t know for sure but would be worth finding out.

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Renegade Research THE NICOTINE TEST

https://twitter.com/TheNicotineTest

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Nicotine lining the sinuses and upper and lower respiratory system. People who quit smoking usually get a cold. Sometimes a severe one. No more nicotine lining their respiratory tract.

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True, but there’s much more to it - please see my comment above

Thank you

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Dear Dr. McMillan , I really like your presentations! I wonder if you are aware of Dr. Ardis’ works? Please watch the Documentary “ Watch the Waters” and the following https://rumble.com/v3ln577-the-antidote-the-explosive-truth-origin-and-antidote-for-covid-19-share-eve.html - you’ll find out the connection between nicotine prevention of the C19 vax harmful contents.

Blessings!

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And what do you think of this explanation, where nicotine is said to be an antidote to covid and . . . snake venom. https://www.unifydhealing.com/antidote?_kx=XQJ-rGK1u20HeCeGpKShkk77SzPOIFKAnJQ55nLBiA2R2QRlhTKnUNhQV9l2PTjz.Vdm2vD The author explains that these are the substances added to cigarettes that cause cancer and are addictive not nicotine. That there are binding cells for nicotine in every cell which explains why e.g. nicotine patches often help Covid or Long Covid. I am wondering what Dr Philip McMillan thinks of that video

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Sep 28, 2023·edited Sep 28, 2023

As far as i know smokers suffer less since nicotine downshifts ACE 2 to the nicotine receptor which prevents binding . Hence a lower rate of infection .

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It’s the nicotine, it releases it off the receptors.

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Sep 28, 2023·edited Sep 28, 2023

What part of smoking increases the mucus? Is it the hot smoke constantly in the sinuses or is it the nicotine? Nicotine has the cholinergic effect (SLUDGE). I suppose that is the cause of the mucus?

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As a smoker myself, I don't want to jinx it. But, my wife (once vaccinated, unfortunately) and my two sons (both unjabbed) contracted the "coof" after visiting a household within a day of that household receiving their boosters.

Ironically enough, my wife was the most ill, despite the jab,my two boys, less so.

I slept with my wife the same as I would have without being ill. There was no isolation or any of that shite. I took five tests over the course of seven days, remaining negative and healthy.

All within the boosted household got Covid for the second time.

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Charles A. Gardner, PhD

https://twitter.com/ChaunceyGardner/status/1529482842476003328

The dirty secret public health is now hiding: Smokers are FAR less likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection than non-smokers. No one yet knows why.

But it's a FACT. Nicotine vapers have no increased risk of infection.

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ONS

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveycharacteristicsofpeopletestingpositiveforcovid19uk/25may2022

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PHIL

https://twitter.com/phil_w888/status/1683574422110629894

Results from more than 8,000 studies (in thread) overwhelmingly show that people who smoke are less likely to be infected or hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 than never smokers or former smokers.

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For triggering a discussion, the topic is well chosen. But the arguments about Belarus and increased amount of mucus are flawed. The Belarus argument is flawed because the political objective was not to register Covid-19 infections. And if the mucus was increased that would lead to reduced number of infections, while smoking actually did reduce severity of infection and not the infection itself.

From a dementia specialist I expected arguments about cholinergic system activation. Since nicotine activates cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway IL-6 amounts are reduced, T regulatory cells are increased, and endogenous steroids are released since nicotine stimulates adrenal glands. Almost all (except anti-coagulation effect) that was required to avoid hypersensitivity, hyperinflammatory reaction.

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