Drinking alcohol does not prevent or treat coronavirus infection and may impair immune function

While hand sanitizers containing 60-95% ethyl alcohol can help destroy the coronavirus on surfaces, drinking alcohol —including beverages with high percentages of alcohol—offers no protection from the virus. The concentration of alcohol in the blood afterone standard drink is in the range of 0.01 –0.03% (a blood alcohol level of 0.01–0.03 gm%), which is a tiny fraction of the concentration needed to produce an antiseptic action. Indeed, a blood alcohol concentration of 0.40% can be fatal.
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