US Hospitals’ COVID-19 Treatment Protocols Aren’t Prescriptions To Make Vitamin C Ad Claims
Executive Summary
Marketer of Billy’s Infinity-C supplement line discontinues social media post that COVID-19 patients in hospitals are receiving high doses of vitamin C. BBB National Programs division says the post implies consumers can prevent contracting the virus through vitamin C use.
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