After the former US President Donald TrumpProfessor., who had suggested using bleach to fight the coronavirus, Professor Didier Raoult whose name has been mentioned more than once during this pandemic, has sparked new controversy with new questions. In a YouTube video, bossIHU From Marseille I wondered if you could put some products in the nose like Vaseline in order to protect against COVID-19. This suggestion comes after the professor has repeatedly touted the benefits of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19.

« The number of particles that accumulate, that have activity against this virus, that cost nothing and that are harmless, is a large number. What are we waiting for to test it? “,” He asked an infectious disease specialist before wondering whether « paraffin [un produit extrait des résidus solides du pétrole] In the nose, the petroleum jelly that we have in some products, Vicks, avoid contamination with the virus in the nose or not? Who do you know? asks again.

“Do not put the product on the nostrils”

However, the American company Vicks who makes VapoRub He was quick to warn about certain uses for the product. « VapoRub should only be used on the chest and throat to relieve cough and muscle and joint pain. It should not be used under, in the nose, in the mouth, or swallowed. An oily product can enter the lungs if misused The company warned. Moreover, in the product instructions, it is clearly specified forDo not apply the product to the nostrils, eyes, mouth or face ».