Vitamin D improves survival in Covid-19 elderly patients
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Vitamin D improves survival in Covid-19 elderly patients
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#2I am curious to know why countries didn't buy large quantities of vitamin D and distribute them to all people? Wouldn't that be cheaper and more effective than complete lockdowns, full hospitals, etc.?
Re: Vitamin D improves survival in Covid-19 elderly patients
#3I am curious to know why countries didn't buy large quantities of vitamin D and distribute them to all people? Wouldn't that be cheaper and more effective than complete lockdowns, full hospitals, etc.?
Like a lot of things, vitamin D may have a slight effect on COVID mortality rates, but won't accomplish much by itself.
Edit: The study linked below is pretty compelling. My comment appears to be incorrect.
Re: Vitamin D improves survival in Covid-19 elderly patients
#4I am curious to know why countries didn't buy large quantities of vitamin D and distribute them to all people? Wouldn't that be cheaper and more effective than complete lockdowns, full hospitals, etc.?
Like a lot of things, vitamin D may have a slight effect on COVID mortality rates, but won't accomplish much by itself. Edit: The study linked below is pretty compelling. My comment appears to be incorrect.
The studies I saw, many of which were posted here, recorded dramatic impact on disease severity from Vitamin D alone.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096007602...
Re: Vitamin D improves survival in Covid-19 elderly patients
#5I am curious to know why countries didn't buy large quantities of vitamin D and distribute them to all people? Wouldn't that be cheaper and more effective than complete lockdowns, full hospitals, etc.?
"BORIS Johnson is set to follow the Scottish Government’s lead on giving free vitamin D to vulnerable groups following research suggesting it can reduce the worst symptoms of Covid-19."
https://www.thenational.scot/news/18841488.boris-johnson-set...
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#6i hope people who take vitamin d die from covid.
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#7Does Vitamin D improve the overall survival of elderly patients who are not suffering Covid?
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#8The headline here (HN) is not the one of the source. It's also not what the study says.
Re: Vitamin D improves survival in Covid-19 elderly patients
#9I am curious to know why countries didn't buy large quantities of vitamin D and distribute them to all people? Wouldn't that be cheaper and more effective than complete lockdowns, full hospitals, etc.?
You're under the absurd illusion that a substance with some weak evidence (that may be just statistical noise and bad interpretation of data) would have a significant effect.
If there's an effect of vitamin D it's likely very small.
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#10People who know more about this than I do: how much do we think the lack of sunlight in the winter (among other factors) contributes to the severity spikes associated with the cold season?
I know the other factors: recirculated indoor air, humidity, etc.