Tom Brady Hawks 'Immunity' Supplement Amid Pandemic And Fans Are Ticked
Tom Brady just fumbled the launch of his company’s latest wellness product, according to irate fans on Twitter.
With fears festering amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback tweeted the release of TB12′s Protect supplement, touting the “new immunity blend” to “support a healthy immune system to help you stay strong.”
Excited to announce the latest from @tb12sports. PROTECT is our new immunity blend supplement created to support a healthy immune system to help you stay strong. https://t.co/Ho8acHdiYn
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 18, 2020
For $45, customers get 30 servings of vitamin C, zinc and other ingredients.
Brady, the company’s co-founder, does not say Protect treats or prevents COVID-19, but the timing earned him a scolding on Twitter.
One user called it “shameful” and “irresponsible,” while another accused Brady of preying on people’s “pandemic anxieties.”
Oh Tom this is so disappointing. The marketing of this product is clearly playing on people’s fears over Covid and a belief that the immune system just needs a boost to recover from it. If it’s an athlete recovery supplement say that, don’t play up to people’s fears about Covid
— Julia Offord Pearman (@JuliaPearman) May 18, 2020
Tom if I take this can I go outside without a mask thanks
— Ned (@Nedsfeed) May 18, 2020
Strike while the iron's hot https://t.co/0NeCJEkvRw
— Lyndsey D'Arcangelo (@darcangel21) May 18, 2020
Will this stir well with my snake oil
— Silvercorp Pickups (@Hey_Brian) May 18, 2020
Irresponsible. Shameful.
— Sarah Olson (@ReadMoreScience) May 19, 2020
You should be ashamed of yourself for trying to profit from people’s pandemic anxieties. This is a waste of money.
— Jack Turban MD (@jack_turban) May 19, 2020
I never wanted to see the day @tombrady becomes the next Goop #goopshit
— John (@joltdude) May 19, 2020
"Immunity blend supplement" lmao this man is Gwyneth Paltrow in football pads https://t.co/hVCkdBNyxv
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) May 18, 2020
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