“This,” said Tikya, “is your first line of defense.” She was referring to two accessories that would snugly fit in my pouch, not that there’s anywhere I can go with the pouch. Tikya’s present, a nasal spray and a mouth freshener, also in spray form, both made with virgin coconut oil or VCO. It’s been months since the hot news of VCO being put on trial as a therapeutic food supplement for COVID-19 patients, promising a shorter recovery time (like two days), but if we haven’t heard more about it, we’ll just have to wait a wee bit longer for the results of the clinical tests.