Claims vitamin C can prevent or cure COVID-19 unfounded, experts warn

TORONTO -- Reports that hospitals are turning to high doses of intravenous vitamin C to treat patients with severe cases of COVID-19 have reignited claims that the vitamin can prevent or cure cases of the novel coronavirus.

As part of the study, patients will receive 12 grams of vitamin C by IV twice per day -- significantly more than the 75 to 90 milligram daily allowance recommended by Health Canada for the average adult.The study is not expected to be completed until fall and no findings have been published. But the spokesperson notes that for drugs showing "early promise" in treating the virus, the best way to develop new therapies is through clinical trials, allowing the healthcare community to "systematically collect information on the effectiveness of the treatments and what the associated risks may be.”​​

However, as Schwarcz notes, aside from observations there is not yet enough scientific data to prove its effectiveness. The statement adds non-peer reviewed studies related to the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C for acute respiratory distress syndrome presented "no clear benefit."The idea that high-dose intravenous vitamin C might help in curbing infections is not new.

The biggest caveat, she notes, is that administering vitamin C intravenously allows for patients to receive much higher doses than usually recommended.

Finally

Isn't that something , I've been taking vitamin C for the last few months after a suggestion from a fellow teacher and I feel it helped me , strange but nice to know it may have made a difference. Our center went into March break the first week of March ,then shutdown March 13.

And what about ⤵️

Vitamin C to become April’s toilet paper.

At this point i think we should be open to anything they want to try.

Wait a minute - didn’t they just say those vitamin C rumours were a myth? 🤪

Media needs to rethink how their headlines are written.

Yes! 🙌

This is not new in Canada...it has been used for years in ICU patients with any overwhelming infection or sepsis under the Merick protocol.

Try anything at this point! ❤

Yep a easy fix. For fake disease

Anything that would boost you immune system couldn’t hurt

Hey 👉👉👉Hydroxychloroquine rated 'most effective' coronavirus treatment, poll of doctors finds

Yes!!!!! I’ve been hoping they’d try this!! It’s going to work

What will then?

Thank god

Try the BCG vaccine for TB. Seems correlate with low Covid-19 deaths. WeAreCanProud

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