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180 points gnabgib | 1 comments | 09 Apr 25 19:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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I'm surprised there aren't any commercialized products considering its efficacy and simple origin.

I also wonder if there is any way it could be modified to protect more of the body besides just saliva.

1. interludead ◴[10 Apr 25 06:23 UTC] No.43641203[source]▶

Chewing gum that casually wipes out viruses sounds awesome in theory, but I'd bet scaling it up safely for everyday use is a whole different beast

Antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission