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**latest update** - Statin for Covid
I thought this info would be helpful since we NEED to keep in the know and whatever we can do for support in helping one another.
Since we now know Covid attacks are blood cells and is no longer a "lung" issue as originally thought, I came across some info on Gov site, immune and disease specialist's site as well as doctors reports that taking a Statin drug prevents severe Covid and hospitalization.
Oddly enough, between my friends, colleagues, neighbors and family who are on a statin drug, did NOT catch Covid, to include my brother who was in a household with folk who had Covid!
Per the report, since Covid causes severe inflammation in our body due to the virus attaching itself and attack our blood, the statin is preventing Covid from going rampant and attacking our blood cells.
I'm curious, how many folks on this site are on a statin? I'm guessing not many and those that are won't be on this site because they either recovered just fine or never got Covid.
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I completed the full COVID vaccine regimen (boosters included), have also been on statins for many years, and still came down with COVID. I'm also dealing with long-term health problems linked to having been infected with the virus. Principal among these are injuries/damage to my central nervous and cardiovascular systems. So, I disagree with your assessment that someone like me has no reason to be on this site.
I was on statin and 3 other relatives and friends too and we all got covid. Who knows in terms of reducing severity though? But think reducing severity is entirely different than preventing covid as one is dealing with preventing infection and the other mitigating symptoms? It helps if you link any study that is referenced...
Your post is very interesting. I'm motivated to look further into the relationship between COVID and statin drugs. I haven't come across anything on Medscape or other medical publications for professionals I read regularly. But I'm going to look further. Information such as what you referenced should at least be posted in specific so we too can access it. Would you please provide some of that information as a follow up post? Thanks for the info. Be blessed and be well.