Allergy medicines containing steroids may hamper the body’s response to COVID-19
A research scientist who studies viruses says there are concerns, as allergy season begins, that common allergy medications could hamper the body's reaction to the novel coronavirus. "We are quite worried about the fact that if you take steroids at a significant enough level it's going to interfere with your ability to control the viral replication during the first week," said Columbia University associate research scientist Daniel Griffin on the science-focused […]
