- Vitamin C, given at high doses, is claimed to shorten the length of coronavirus infection, but evidence remains thin.
- Reports out of China aren’t well-sourced, and scientists in the United States and abroad have criticized the notion that flooding the body with vitamin C will have any dramatic effect for COVID-19 patients.
- There is still no “magic bullet” for coronavirus, and while we wait for a vaccine to be developed, social distancing and other precautions are our best bet to remain healthy.
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We’re in the midst of a pandemic right now and most people are doing absolutely anything they can think of to keep themselves safe and healthy. Inevitably, that means supposed cures will pop up with little to no evidence to support them. Right now, Vitamin C is a hot topic, with some claiming that high doses have been proven to help infected individuals recover from the illness. Others, including some of the world’s top health experts, aren’t so sure.
Some of the boldest claims about vitamin C’s effectiveness have come out of China, with YouTube channels claiming to be legitimate sources detail the results of clinical trials they claim are being conducted. One supposed test utilized high doses of vitamin C, given intravenously, for between 7 and 10 days.
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