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More sunlight equals less COVID transmission, new study suggests
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| 1/23/21
| Mark Puleo
Posted on 01/25/2021 10:10:35 AM PST by justlittleoleme
As if the winter darkness doesn't present its own health challenges in a non-pandemic year, a recent study suggests that the sun's lack of intensity in the coldest months of this year might also be enhancing the transmission of COVID-19. However, that also means good news may be on the horizon, literally, as an increase in sunlight could shine hope in the battle against coronavirus transmission.
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A recent study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that UV light has a particularly significant effect on the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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"Following this UV shock, we see this dip in cases, but we don’t know what causes that," Proctor said. "It could be that the virus is deactivated [by UV light], which would suggest that something like sterilizing using UV lamps could be beneficial," he said.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; covid; uv
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But if President Trump mentions UV in treatment of Covid he is a science denier
To: justlittleoleme
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:11:54 AM PST
by
KC_Lion
To: KC_Lion
What! UV kills viruses? Yeah, God works in strange ways. 🌞
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:14:16 AM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Screwed, blued and tatooed. Enlisted USN 1967.)
To: justlittleoleme
Oh... you mean the way it affects EVERY OTHER flu virus?!
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:14:23 AM PST
by
Skywise
To: justlittleoleme
Finally....after months of saying “stay home”....Fauci said open the windows, get some sunshine, get some fresh air, take Vit D..........Of course that was 7 months after the 15 days to stop the spread.
To: justlittleoleme
It’s such a shame 2020 was the year the sun ceased to shine.
Oh, wait. People were forced to stay indoors.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:16:45 AM PST
by
1_Rain_Drop
("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
To: justlittleoleme
To: justlittleoleme
Which is why Bill Gates wants to block the sun!
https://news.yahoo.com/bill-gates-backing-plan-to-stop-climate-change-by-blocking-out-the-sun-183601437.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFZhEYiFDcEvmrQSy0nLGnadGFmtfaahYj5SMMUckJ2AYaiEm4_gthXUlH0Ly5tPntkzBzapgVykctPNHal1qmEB_ezgFl0kk8Z05hGkh8DyKFIaEIYAKVHblypfzZG3vbrb5FIXd_qGnZx93hW_8EQJPRp_GThUOWjifG_nai76
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:17:45 AM PST
by
Jan_Sobieski
(Sanctification)
To: justlittleoleme
Everyone already knew this.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:18:40 AM PST
by
Revel
To: justlittleoleme
They are acting like this hasn’t been known from the beginning.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:19:44 AM PST
by
DivineMomentsOfTruth
("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
To: justlittleoleme
Sunshine = Vitamin D, which tames the immune system.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:19:55 AM PST
by
libh8er
To: DivineMomentsOfTruth
We’ve already had one summer under cover.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:20:29 AM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(My issue would be incarceration. Where to put them? Illegals can be deported )
To: justlittleoleme
It's directly related to Vitamin D. 25ng/ml or better means you'll have better outcome with covid. Higher levels may mean just the sniffles or nothing at all.
This has been known for quite some time and there a D studies proving the correlation. More studies are in the works.
This image sums it up.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:21:10 AM PST
by
Malsua
To: Skywise
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:21:20 AM PST
by
Neverlift
(When someone says "you just can't make this stuff up" odds are good, somebody did.)
To: libh8er
I was referring to hospitalization, not transmission.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:21:24 AM PST
by
libh8er
To: Neverlift
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:22:40 AM PST
by
Neverlift
(When someone says "you just can't make this stuff up" odds are good, somebody did.)
To: justlittleoleme
Wow, thanks Captain Obvious.
But don’t dare let a conservative say that.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:22:44 AM PST
by
cyclotic
(The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
To: justlittleoleme
No, we must keep inside! The nasty sun, it burns us!
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:26:43 AM PST
by
wildcard_redneck
( COVID lockdowns is are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic)
To: cyclotic
Your welcome..
Captain Obvious reporting for duty.
Open the curtains and blinds. Get outside.
(well if you don’t live up north in the frozen tundra)
Covid is apparently scared of the outdoors.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:27:05 AM PST
by
justlittleoleme
(Just a man without a Party.)
To: justlittleoleme
I just realized.. today I saw a neighbor outside whom I haven’t seen outside since before the “Pandemic”. I’m sure it’s just a Coincidence.
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posted on
01/25/2021 10:27:56 AM PST
by
DivineMomentsOfTruth
("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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