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Are vitamins medicines or supplements?

2021-04-22 18:10:13
Are vitamins considered supplements or medicines or medicines used only as supplements by doctors? I see people popping these pills when they get covid
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There is no such benefit of taking vitamin supplements in covid 19 infection.

Answered2021-04-22 18:31:38

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