Dr. Eric Nepute is the very first doctor that the federal government has come after, accusing him of violating the 2020 COVID Consumer Protection Act. His case is the first case and is a civil action by the Federal Trade Commission.
According to the commissionâs complaint, Nepute and his company marketed vitamin D and zinc products under the brand name âWellness Warriorâ and claimed they were as effective â or more â than vaccines that are currently available.
The FTC said among Nepute, and Quickworkâs bogus claims were that âCOVID-19 patients who get enough vitamin D are 52% less likely to die,â and 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.
âThe defendantsâ 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,â an FTC official said…
