Doctor Facing Over $500 Billion in Civil Penalties For Telling People to Take Vitamin D and Zinc During COVID Pandemic

Doctor Facing Over $500 Billion in Civil Penalties For Telling People to Take Vitamin D and Zinc During COVID Pandemic * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Amber Crawford

A chiropractor in St. Louis stands to face more than $500 billion in civil penalties…

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By Amber Crawford

A chiropractor in St. Louis stands to face more than $500 billion in civil penalties after being accused of deceptive marketing of Covid-19 treatments.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged Dr. Dric Nepute, 41, and his company Quickwork with violating the Covid-19 Consumer Protection Act through his marketing of Vitamin D and zinc as a way to treat or prevent Covid-19.

The FTC alleged that Nepute profited from the online sale of Vitamin D and zinc products, vitamins that benefit the immune system, at the height of the pandemic. The suit claims that “no published studies prove Vitamin D protects against, treats, or prevents Covid-19.”…