A recent study shows that vitamin D is also curative against the Chinese Virus:
In a new study, 76 patients with Covid-19 were treated: 26 with "standard of care" and 50 with "standard of care" + a high dose Vitamin D analog (calcifediol ).
For the group receiving calcifediol, only 1 (of 50) had to go to the ICU, and none died.
For the group not receiving calcifediol, 13 (of 26) went to the ICU and 2 died. Note that the "standard of care" for this hospital (in Spain) was HCQ. It is not clear whether HCQ and D were cofactors in producing this result. More studies are needed.
Given the proven effectiveness of Vitamin D against respiratory infections in the past, one physician was appalled that the CDC had not already done a similar study. We can expect the bureaucrats to ignore this study.
The study:
“Effect of calcifediol treatment and best available therapy versus best available therapy on intensive care unit admission and mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19: A pilot randomized clinical study” Here is an analysis of the study:
Vitamin D, First clinical trial Here is another analysis of the same study:
New Study - Vitamin D High Dose and COVID-19 Calcifediol raises blood levels of Vitamin D quickly. This is because it is the same as what the liver produces from regular vitamin D. Processing by the liver introduces days of delay, which might have been fatal for some of the Chinese Virus patients in this study.
In the study, the amount of Calcifediol was moderate (equivalent to 20,000 IU of cholecalciferol, followed by the equivalent of 10,000 on the 3rd and again on the 7th day, and every 7th day afterward). There were no details on how long the treatment was.
There were plans for a larger study of 1000 patients.