Fake Home COVID-19 Remedies Shared on Social Media

A social media post that claims to offer tips from a nurse to treat COVID-19 at home suggests everything from taking daily supplements and baby aspirin to sleeping on your stomach and drinking berry smoothies. None of the proposed remedies are supported by any evidence but most are relatively harmless. Dietary supplements and daily aspirin regimens should not be started without first consulting a doctor.

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