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Covid-19: Anti-cholesterol medication may reduce risk of death from virus
cholesterol-lowering drugs that block liver enzymes responsible for producing cholesterol. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 93. per cent of patients who use a cholesterol-lowering drug use a statin. The ACE2 receptor - target of statins - helps control blood pressure. In 2020, it was discovered that SARS-CoV-2 virus primarily uses the same receptor to enter lung cells.