Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), has recommended people take vitamin D and C supplements if they are deficient to protect against COVID-19, according to a conversation he had with actress Jennifer Garner on Instagram Live.
During the conversation, Garner asked Fauci whether people should be doing more to boost their immune system to defend themselves against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, to which Fauci said no for healthy individuals.
However, Fauci said that for people, including children, with nutritional deficiencies, he would recommend two vitamins that may help boost immunity.
“If your child is deficient, there are two vitamins among the many … that you should consider,” Fauci said. One of them is vitamin D, and the other is vitamin C, he said.
“For example, you are deficient in vitamin D, that does have an impact on your susceptibility to infection. So, I would not mind recommending and I do it myself—taking vitamin D supplements,” Fauci 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 two at the most, of vitamin C, that would be fine.”
Fauci said that from his experience, taking other supplements or herbs would not be useful.
“Vitamin C and vitamin D ok. Any of the other concoctions and herbs I would not do,” Fauci said…
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