https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/01/19/133050281/how-olive-oil-and-ibuprofen-can-make-you-want-to-cough

Completely unrelated,

but anons made me think back to this.

Did you know that real (good) Extra Virgin Olive Oil should burn the back of the throat?

Maybe that's what we're going through at this moment in history.