Was just watching a movie on YT, "charlie chan's secret", from 1936.

Time around 45 minutes in. Charlie starts sneezing. He asks another person in the room for Quinine for his cold.

Back in 1936 they were using Quinine for combating covid. Link takes you to just before sneezing commences.

https://youtu.be/S2KEf1U9FlA?t=2686