Claim: Studies show egg yolks significantly increase immunity against Covid-19.
Fact-check: Egg yolks not shown to fight Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: researchers have found that inoculating chickens leads to covid antibodies in their egg yolks. this doesn't mean normal eggs have an anti-covid effect when eaten, and we have no evidence that these antibodies can be used clinically.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Dr Fergus Brown
Date published: 2023-02-09T00:00:00