Coronavirus: Boosting Your Immune System
they thought it would protect them against coronavirus instead an Arizona man recently died and his wife ended up in the ICU after they ingested a form of chloroquine phosphate used as a parasite treatment for fish and not the medicinal tablet being tested as a potential kovat 19 treatment amid a pandemic americans desperate to stay healthy vitamins flying off the shelves unproven claims flourishing online people always want to grab on to something that might be hopeful dr. catherine Nagler is with the university of chicago and says despite what some may claim short of a vaccine being developed there’s no magic pill to boost the immune system against coronavirus some of these remedies that people imagine will help them are actually quite handsome instead she says focus on the tried and true methods of staying healthy eating well exercising getting enough sleep if you take vitamins don’t exceed the recommended dosage and avoid smoking and drinking too much and keep up the hand-washing and social distancing there is unfortunately no treatment no cure for Koba 19 yet so the best we can do is isolate ourselves maintain social distancing and try to prevent infection no quick fixes instead continued healthy habits to minimize risk Sarah Dolloff NBC News
