Missouri chiropractor first in US charged under new COVID-19 act

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3. His claims are shady, at best per the article.

According to the commission’s complaint, Nepute and his company marketed vitamin D and zinc products under the brand name “Wellness Warrior” and claimed they were as effective – or more – than vaccines that are currently available.

The FTC said among Nepute and Quickwork’s bogus claims were that "COVID-19 patients who get enough vitamin D are 52% less likely to die," than those who get enough vitamin D are 77% less likely to get the disease and that his Wellness Warrior vitamin D product is more effective at preventing COVID-19 than approved vaccines.

“The defendants’ claims that their products can stand in for approved COVID-19 vaccines are particularly troubling: we need to be doing everything we can to stop bogus health claims that endanger consumers,” Slaughter said.

He's profiting off his brand of snake oil and making false claims. Just because a thing is good doesn't make it as good as something else, like an actual vaccine with 90+% effectiveness at preventing the disease.

There's no hard data to prove the numbers he's claiming. He's selling hope, not proven science. Anyone could buy these supplements OTC and save massive amounts without enriching his bogus profits.

I'm definitely not OK with this sort of stuff. He's taking advantage of fearful people and misleading them. But, that's just me.