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This meta-analysis found that adding vitamin c to standard antiviral therapy for people with a common cold was beneficial in terms of overall efficacy, time to symptom relieve, and time to resolution.

Comment: As this is a meta-analysis, a standard dose of vitamin c for the treatment of a common cold isn't known.



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