6. Using a saline rinse will keep the virus away.
This is just one of the at-home remedies people have claimed helps cure or keep the virus away. However, it is just a myth as there is no proof that saline solutions will protect you from the coronavirus. The saline rinse will help you if you have a common cold, but it will not do much against this virus.
7. The vaccines do not work on the new COVID-19 mutations.
It is in the nature of the virus to mutate and change, as do most organisms, they adapt to the conditions around them. Multiple strains of the virus have been found all over the world and with the rise of the Delta variant in the last few months, we have all seen how much more aggressive it can become.
Yet, there is no need to panic. The vaccines work against the mutations as well, proven in these past months that vaccinated people have a high chance of not developing harsh symptoms and fewer chances of hospitalization or death. The vaccine is there to protect us, so if you have not already gotten the chance to get it, it would be advisable to do so.
8. If I drink warm water, it will kill the virus.
People have started believing that if they drink hot water, it will kill the virus if it’s in their throat. At best, it will help you soothe your throat if you have contacted the virus and are coughing, but it will not do much aside from that. If viruses could be rinsed out of the body this easily we would not need medicine and vaccines.
Drink some tea just because you enjoy it, and leave the warm water for washing your hands with soap. That’s a sure way of making sure the virus does not transfer from your hands to your eyes, mouth, or nose.
9. Hot bath will protect me from the virus.
While on the topic of warm and hot water, no, hot baths will not protect you from the virus. The virus is heat sensitive and high temperatures kill it, but you should not take too hot baths as you risk burning your skin. Moreover, this will not do anything to protect you.
As mentioned before, washing your hands and the clothes you have been outside with is the way to go if you want to stop the virus from transmitting to your system.
10. Taking a cocktail of vitamins will make me immune.
There is a claim that if you take zinc, vitamin C, and D you can cure or treat coronavirus and even that it can prevent you from contracting it in the first place. While these supplements do boost your immune system and help protect against viruses, there is no direct scientific proof that they would help against COVID-19.
Taking vitamins will help, as your immune system needs them, but be careful. There IS such a thing as taking too many, and the side effects are not pleasant at all(think something akin to really bad stomach flu). A rule of thumb is to not take any supplement or drug people advise you to on the internet. Consult with your physician first before taking anything.
If this was the cure, everyone would have been taking it by now.
For more official information about the COVID-19 virus and the vaccines, please visit the CDC’s official website.
