R. Reiter, D. Cardinali, R. L. Neel, Alberto Domínguez Rodríguez, Gregory M. Brown, J. Tesarik
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Abstract
Melatonin was shown to prevent or mitigate a number of different respiratory and non-respiratory viral diseases. Given its non-specific anti-viral action, it is likely to be effective against the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 as well as any eventual future variants of the virus.