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Ibuprofen May Aggravate Covid-19

The sensible thing at the moment would be to avoid ibuprofen in cases of people who have coronavirus amid some uncertainty about its impact, MPs have been told by the UK’s Chief Scientific Advisor. Take something else such as paracetamol, added Sir Patrick Vallance. His comments, in answer to a question at a parliamentary committee, come after experts criticised Britain’s NHS advice that people self-isolating with Covid-19 should take ibuprofen, saying there is plausible evidence this could aggravate the condition. French authorities have warned against taking widely used over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs. The country’s health minister, Olivier Véran, a qualified doctor and neurologist, tweeted on Saturday: “The taking of anti-inflammatories [ibuprofen, cortisone … ] could be a factor in aggravating the infection. In case of fever, take paracetamol. If you are already taking anti-inflammatory drugs, ask your doctor’s advice.” Vallance’s testimony has now ended.
@Will_Middlemoore

can confirm this. My girlfriend is a neuroscientist and agrees with the rumours going around that isn't wise to take anti-inflammatory painkillers such ibuprofen, they are immunosupressive, the same way as DMTs Paracetamol to is the way to go :)

@chezy17

How else do you drop a fever of the paracetomal doesn't work?