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Dr. Fauci says he takes Vitamin D and C to “lessen susceptibility to infections” (insider.com)
47 points by throwaway6000 2107 days ago
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the headline doesn't fit with the text of the article. the article doesn't quote him as saying that he takes vitamin C, but that taking a gram of vitamin-c is not bad.

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"If you're deficient in vitamin D, that does have an impact on your susceptibility to infection. I would not mind recommending, and I do it myself, taking vitamin D supplements," he said. "The other vitamin that people take is vitamin C because it's a good antioxidant, so if people want to take a gram or so of vitamin C, that would be fine."

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Big problem being that for most people, it's about same susceptibility as cold, meaning, eh? (Measured by symptoms. COVID has much higher rate of very bad symptoms.)

The people who are susceptible to colds will be just as susceptible to COVID-19 and supplements will do about nothing.

Much less than religiously washing hands and wearing quality masks, preferably respirators, for sure.

Sorry this is dup..