Coronavirus Treatment: NY Doctor Treats COVID-19 With Massive Doses of Vitamin C
https://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus...eats-covid-19-massive-doses-vitamin-c-2946440
Dr. Andrew Weber, a pulmonologist and critical-care specialist, observed that the Vitamin C levels in coronavirus patients show a dramatic decrease when they are confronted with sepsis.
Sepsis is the result of an inflammatory response caused when the body’s immune system shifts into overdrive and overreacts to an infection, in this case, the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. Sepsis comes with a litany of symptoms also associated with COVID-19 and it can quickly kill a patient if not treated.
While researchers are scrambling to find a vaccine, Dr. Weber has been administering 1,500 milligrams of Vitamin C intravenously to patients who are in intensive care battling the disease. That same dosage is then repeated three or four times over 24 hours.
The treatment is based on reports from China where massive doses of the powerful antioxidant supposedly helped patients. China is on the “downside” of the pandemic slope, with fewer number of new cases reported each day.
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The article goes on to quote the doctor saying the vitamin "helps a tremendous amount" but isn't getting more attention because "it’s not a sexy drug."
There's also a paragraph saying the two Northwell Health facilities where this doctor is affiliated said vitamin C was being "widely used" throughout the system, but protocols vary from patient to patient, and they wouldn't say how many patients are being given vitamin C.