Yeap, an easily available, proven asthma steroid inhaler. Took them a year to figure it out, after someone noticed asthmatic people were under represented among the Covid patients...
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-asthma-treatment-int-idUSKBN2A92M7
"The findings were made following a mid-stage study of the steroid budesonide, sold as Pulmicort by AstraZeneca Plc and also used for treating smoker’s lung.
Pulmicort was once a blockbuster drug for coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca, which now offers a newer medicine, Symbicort, as an alternative asthma treatment.
The 28-day study of 146 patients suggested that inhaled budesonide reduced the risk of urgent care or hospitalization by 90% when compared with usual care, Oxford University said."
I guess better late than never...
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-asthma-treatment-int-idUSKBN2A92M7
"The findings were made following a mid-stage study of the steroid budesonide, sold as Pulmicort by AstraZeneca Plc and also used for treating smoker’s lung.
Pulmicort was once a blockbuster drug for coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca, which now offers a newer medicine, Symbicort, as an alternative asthma treatment.
The 28-day study of 146 patients suggested that inhaled budesonide reduced the risk of urgent care or hospitalization by 90% when compared with usual care, Oxford University said."
I guess better late than never...