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A member asked:
Does taking emergen-c each day prevent coronavirus? some of my friends take emergen-c regularly and don't often get sick.
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Absolutely not: Few absolutes in medicine, but this is one. Avoidance of direct contact is preventative, as we have no natural immunity to the virus causing Covid-19. Vitamin C, zinc, exercise, adequate sleep and a healthy lifestyle improve our immune system so we can fight disease better.
Answered 3/19/2020
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Vitamin C: Vitamin C has been shown to improve immunity and has been advocated for many years. Linus Pauling who founded and was inspirational for the Linus Pauling Institute has advocated vitamin C for a long time. I take Emergen=C too for my colds etc. Vitamin D3 helpfull too. Although this may not 100 percent protect against getting virus it has shown to help reduce symtpoms .
Answered 3/19/2020
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