Posted on 05/02/2022 6:39:34 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
A randomized controlled trial study published last week found that Vitamin D can significantly reduce your chances of contracting COVID-19, without producing any serious side effects.
The peer-reviewed study, which recruited 321 frontline healthcare workers, received follow-up from 94 participants from the group that was administered Vitamin D and 98 from the group that was not. Of those who had taken Vitamin D, 6.4% contracted COVID-19, while 24.5% of those who had not taken the vitamin were infected with the virus.
The study also found that Vitamin D is effective against COVID-19 regardless of the Vitamin D levels in the blood.
Pre-existing evidence was supportive of Vitamin D being used as a treatment for COVID-19, though less conclusive.
Vitamin D deficiency was found to be high in COVID patients admitted to the hospital. Another study suggested that insufficient vitamin D could account for almost 9 out of 10 COVID deaths. More recently, a retrospective study found that pre-infection deficiency of vitamin D is associated with increased COVID severity and mortality. With that background, vitamin D treatment seemed like a good thing to try. Studies using vitamin D as early treatment for COVID found an overall 80% improvement, and over 30% when used as a prophylactic.
But this new study is the first randomized controlled trial showing conclusively that Vitamin D is safe and effective against COVID-19, with statistical significance.
“To our knowledge, this is the first controlled study evaluating the role of [Vitamin D] supplementation as a prophylactic measure to prevent SARS-Cov-2 infection and therefore has profound clinical and public health implications,” the researchers wrote.
Some of the world’s leading physicians have been recommending Vitamin D as part of a COVID-19 treatment protocol.
In February 2021, 220 professionals – most of them doctors – from 33 countries signed a letter advocating for the use of vitamin D to treat COVID-19.
“Many factors are known to predispose individuals to higher risk from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, such as age, being male, comorbidities, etc., but inadequate vitamin D is by far the most easily and quickly modifiable risk factor with abundant evidence to support a large effect," read the letter. "Vitamin D is inexpensive and has negligible risk compared to the considerable risk of COVID-19.”
“Given its safety, we call for immediate widespread increased vitamin D intakes,” the letter added.
With the COVID-19 vaccine admittedly unable to prevent infections, it is unclear whether Vitamin D will now be mandated to stave off the virus.
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Then I should be golden because I’ve been taking Vitamin D for decades.
I take extra D3 for my eyes.
Wow, only took 2 years after they poo-pooed the Israeli study that showed deficiency exacerbated COVID.
Been on our regimin for years. Unstricken (so far) and “NON GMO”. We wore clip on face shields for the duration and only masks at the doctors. Yawn!
Yup
Remember the earlier hit pieces that ran about how dangerous vitamin d is and that it needed to be taken off the shelves? People would overdose and die on it.
I’ve been taking vitamin D for many years, and I still contracted Covid-19.
Dr. Roger Seheult, "Coronavirus Update 59: Dr. Roger Seheult's Daily Regimen (Vitamin D, C, Zinc, Quercetin, NAC)," April 21, 2020.
I started following Dr. Seheults recommended regimen on April 22, 2020. I've not had a single respiratory infection, cold, or flu since then (and I used to get about two colds per year almost always followed by bad bronchitis).
My link above takes you directly to the Vitamin D section of the update video.
“Safe and effective“ is a terrifying phrase.
This is so great to know in...checks calendar...2022!
I know the Frontline Doctors can’t help it, but it certainly seems the powers that be did everything they could to avoid this topic.
It’s not Pfizer approved!
Yes, they have....and, have been lambasted for it, right here, by $$s and FRoctors.
—> I’ve been taking vitamin D for many years, and I still contracted Covid-19.
The protection isn’t from just taking vitamin D3…
It is from having a serum blood level of vitamin D of >45
Unless you get it blood tested you can’t know.
It is possible you were not taking enough to achieve a high enough serum blood level to offer protection.
didn’t we already know that?
Time to make it prescription only. Then hound any doctor who prescribes it.
Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin.
Too many folks spend far too much time indoors.
I believe the important factor is that the Vitamin D3 levels in your blood need to be over 50ng/ml (I might have the units wrong, but you can look it up) to avoid hospitalization (it doesn't necessarily prevent CoVid infection - it prevents serious consequences). If you have a high level of body fat, the Vitamin D tends to get tied up in your fat. The Vitamin D3 levels in your blood needs to be at the optimum level (not Vitamin D in your fat). You can get a simple blood test to confirm the Vitamin D levels in your blood.
Not quality publications. No real description of controlling for age and odds of exposure for the two groups that are actually pretty small in number.
Also I didn’t see mention of vax in the article for the samples. Might have been there.
Many years ago I asked my doctor if she could write me a prescription for an M3 convertible,
I thought this should be easy everyone knows natural vitamin D is better than supplements
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