A viral text warns taking Advil could make COVID-19 symptoms worse, but experts say it’s unfounded

Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images A viral coronavirus rumor says taking ibuprofen, which is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as Advil, could make COVID-19 symptoms worse. The message is spreading through text messages and over Twitter, and it claims to be coming from a Vienna laboratory studying COVID-19.The problem is: there isn’t any evidence that it’s true. There hasn’t been enough research on ibuprofen in COVID-19 patients to determine whether it is actu