Does Vitamin C really stop the CoronaVirus infection?

Claim:

Take lots of Vitamin C to boost your immunity so that you won’t get infected with Coronavirus

What’s True?

• There is no truth in the claims that have been made. 
• However, there are many studies that show that Vitamin C is a necessary component for a healthy and efficient immune system. 
• It acts as a supporting agent rather than a boosting agent.
• Experimental treatments using Vitamin C are still ongoing.

What is False?

• Vitamin C is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus. 
• When afflicted with the common cold, many people chug orange juice and swallow vitamin C supplements in an attempt to “boost” their immune systems. But vitamin C supplements don’t ward off the common cold in most people, and there’s even less evidence that they grant immunity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Maybe 

• No evidence suggests that vitamin C supplements can help prevent COVID-19, Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee, told New York Times Parenting.

What is Vitamin C and what does it do?

Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin well known for its role in supporting a healthy immune system. … As an antioxidant, vitamin C fights free radicals in the body which may help prevent or delay certain cancers and heart disease, and promote healthy aging.

Source: Eatright“

In conclusion, Studies clearly shows that

• There is no evidence that supplements of vitamin c would be helpful in preventing the disease.
• although vitamin c is not a preventive measure for covid-19 and also there is no evidence that vitamin c is an immune-boosting material, the studies done clearly show the necessity of vitamin c as a vital component for an efficient and healthy immune system. It acts as a support system rather than a boosting agent.

Source: Livescience

• Till the date article was published, No evidence had suggests that vitamin c can be used as treatment of COVID-19. Studies are still ongoing.