There is so much misinformation flying around... and too much attention on this virus, like there are no other diseases to worry about.
One of the solutions suggested for battling covid is about holding back immunity system, as it does a lot of damage while aggressively defending against virus. It is not always virus, that is killing organism, but reaction of organism, when it sends all the defenders, and their bodies clog the system and organism dies because of that.
Hard Alcohol(not wines, beer or cider) has been part of medicine for centuries. Most probably it creates distraction