Zinc Cuts COVID Death Risk by 40%
Twice-daily zinc for 15 days led to a significant reduction in death rate among people with COVID-19. It also reduced hospital stays and duration of symptoms.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Patients who tested positive for COVID-19 — including 190 outpatients and 280 hospitalized patients — received either oral zinc or a placebo twice daily for 15 days
Those taking zinc had a nearly 40% lower rate of death and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU)
Those in the zinc group had, on average, a 3.5-day shorter hospital stay …
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