No, and it’s been scientifically proven.

At best, it can help reduce symptoms and shorten their duration.

Sources:

Hemilä H, Chalker E. Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jan 31;2013(1):CD000980. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000980.pub4. PMID: 23440782; PMCID: PMC8078152.

Para qué sirve realmente la vitamina C (y para qué no) (What Vitamin C is (and isn’t) good for). Elena Sanz. El País. 22 September, 2015.

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