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Tuesday 9 February 2021

Vitamin D, other everyday vitamins could counter coronavirus effects: report

Studies reveal nine out of 10 COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented if people had adequate Vitamin D levels

“When a person’s on a ventilator with COVID it’s not a good thing." So, the outcomes aren’t great, so if we can keep people off of ventilators and we can keep their immune system supported really well with nutrition, that ideally that makes the most sense,” he explained. Additional studies also revealed nine out of 10 COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented if people had adequate Vitamin D levels, the FOX 26 report said. In the winter, Vitamin D levels are reduced because fewer people are outside and not soaking it up from the sun, the report noted.

People need at least 20 minutes of sunlight every day to get an adequate amount, which is why a supplement is often needed to get to a healthy level. In fact, some hospitals nationwide are even using vitamins as a treatment for COVID-19, not just prevention. At the East Virginia School of Medicine there’s a COVID protocol that includes Vitamin D, Osborne said.

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Source: Jack Durschlag | Fox News

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