PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Vitamin C (11 February 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the efficacy of Vitamin C in boosting immunity to covid-19.
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)
Answer
In 2020, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) conducted a rapid scoping exercise on nutrition and immune function in relation to COVID-19, which included consideration of vitamin C and found a lack of robust evidence to suggest that specific nutrients or supplements can prevent individuals from catching COVID-19 or mitigate its effects.
Public Health England and the SACN are continuing to monitor evidence as it is published and will review and update guidance if necessary.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
23 February 2021
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