{"id":10526,"date":"2023-10-05T16:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=10526"},"modified":"2024-07-27T17:01:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T22:01:57","slug":"do-supplements-work-better-than-a-flu-shot","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/do-supplements-work-better-than-a-flu-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Do supplements work better than a flu shot?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A\u00a0video<\/a> claims that taking massive amounts of Vitamin C, Zinc, and other supplements can boost your immune system and eliminate the need for a flu vaccine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]Supplements are not necessarily useless. Oral zinc may help with cold treatment\u00a0if taken within 24 hours of symptom onset<\/a>, but it can have side effects and interactions with medicines. Intranasal zinc should be avoided due to the risk of irreversible loss of smell.<\/p>\n

While Vitamin C may have some\u00a0minor protective<\/a>\u00a0effects against colds and may slightly reduce their duration and severity, high doses of Vitamin C, like suggested in the video, can cause digestive issues and in some populations, increase the risk of\u00a0kidney stones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vitamin D may help prevent colds and the flu in those who are\u00a0deficient in Vitamin D<\/a>, but has little benefit for those who are not.<\/p>\n

Studies suggest\u00a0quercetin may\u00a0reduce the severity<\/a>\u00a0of influenza, but this assumes you already get sick.<\/p>\n

None of these home remedies will prime your immune cells to fight influenza before you are exposed, though. The most effective defense against the flu, however, is\u00a0vaccination<\/a>, which is recommended for all individuals aged six months and older.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A video claims supplements can replace the flu vaccine, but while some supplements may help with cold symptoms, only the flu vaccine effectively primes the immune system against influenza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[214,190,218],"class_list":["post-10526","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-immune-system","jtf_topic_subjects-influenza","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10529,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10526\/revisions\/10529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=10526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}