A new report suggests that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - a popular class of anti-depressants - were particularly effective in blocking COVID-19 transmission.
, based on infection trends among more than 5,600 mental health care patients in the United Kingdom from April to December 2020.
“Mental health patients with a recent prescription for an SSRI had an almost 40% reduction in the likelihood of a positive COVID-19 test,” wrote theResearch showed that 27.7% of COVID-19 negative patients had taken at least one antidepressant medication within the last 90 days before they were admitted to a mental health care facility, compared to just over 16% of COVID-19 positive patients.
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