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COVID-19 pandemic: Can zinc supplementation provide an additional shield against the infection? (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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Tldr; it might help to take zinc.

Out of 249 studied patients, there was 8% (21 patients) mortality. The investigators found a significantly lower plasma level of zinc in COVID-19 patients who died (43 μg/dl) than the patients who survived (63.1 μg/dl). After adjusting different variables, the investigators showed each unit increase of plasma zinc at the time of hospital admission resulted in a 7% reduced risk of in-hospital mortality.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Big maybe, since this is a correlation. Supplementation could have no effect. It is also pales in comparison to the effect of vaccinations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

It might aswell indicate that severe COVID causes reduced levels of zinc. Correlations need to be tested experimentally (e.g., like the vaccines).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

Exactly. This is a preliminary study, and I'm worried that like with so many preliminary studies the anti-vaxxers will run with it as a substitute for vaccination.

[–] clone 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Now, mineral prices will go up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

You can get zinc in the right food. And mineral supplements are in such small quantities I don't see demand overwhelming the supply.