Within 10 minutes of use, CPC was able to inhibit the infectivity and capability for cell entry of the virus.
Furthermore, the researchers noticed that commercially available mouthwashes that contain CPC performed even better than the compound on its own.
Another piece of good news is that human saliva doesn’t seem to alter the effects of CPC.
Most significantly, the research team also considered different Covid variants – alpha, beta and gamma – showing that the effects remain similar across all strains.