When it comes to coronavirus prevention, the misinformation is astounding. Just the other week, the news website The Conversation US—which publishes news stories written by academics and researchers from various disciplines—ran a story titled, “Coronavirus: it’s time to debunk claims that vitamin C could cure it”. This story raises an obvious question: if vitamin C won’t prevent or cure coronavirus and COVID-19, are there any other vitamins that will help me boost my immune system? Let’s take a closer look at an answer to this question. Should I Take More Vitamins? Our bodies need vitamins. When we aren’t getting enough of a certain nutrient, certain functions of the body begin not to function at 100% capacity—and this includes the immune system. But does that mean that increasing your intake of vitamins that support the immune system will help you fend off COVID-19? Well, not exactly. According to this article from the New York Times, there is some promising research about the strengthening effects that vitamin D has on immunity. However, it is not definitive. If you are taking vitamin D or any other vitamin supplement currently, you should continue to take it, but there are other more effective things you …
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