# Vitamin C and the common cold

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-c-and-the-common-cold/204985>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 1, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-c-and-the-common-cold/204985 "2003-10-01T21:20:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![ahale1929](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@ahale1929](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahale1929)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-c-and-the-common-cold/204985/1 "2003-10-01T21:20:34Z")

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🙂 Regarding your comments about vit. C and the common cold. C’mon, Cecil, everone knows that if you take large doses of that great vitamin, you can get rid of the headcold in a week. Untreated, it will last for seven days!