He added: “I’m aware I am lucky.
“I am retired, living in a house with a lovely big garden in a remote location, so in lockdown I could garden, walk the dogs, run around the garden to keep fit.
“I don’t have the financial pressures of a younger man with small children, concerned not just for health but also finances.
“I am also aware that if I was a high-shielder living in a city, I would not have been so relaxed.”
Niclosamide is usually taken in tablet form to treat intestinal worms. For the clinical trial, it will be re-formulated into a nasal spray.
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