Claim: Zinc supplements can protect against COVID-19; Zinc "kills the virus" and zinc ionophores are a "a zinc delivery system" that "allows zinc to go from outside the cell to inside the cell"
Fact-check: There is no evidence that dietary supplements containing zinc and a zinc ionophore, such as the one promoted by Vladimir Zelenko, are effective against COVID-19 - Science Feedback
Verdict: unsupported
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Fernanda Ferreira
Date published: 2022-01-18T21:02:07