A recent study in Israel suggests a link between vitamin D deficiency and Covid-19 infection.
This may explain the reason why our street children rarely catch COVID-19 as compared to people who are indoors. Street children and people who are exposed to the sun have adequate vitamin D in their blood that helps protect from COVID the research said.
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The research performed a test to a number of COVID positive patient found that they have low vitamin D. Elderly people who usually stay at home and are not exposed to the sun has probably low vitamin D in them so they are prone from COVID-19.
Bats are nocturnal animals and that may explain why they find Coronavirus from them but they have developed immunity with it.
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We might not need a Covid-19 vaccine if we have adequate vitamin D in our blood. Keep safe everyone. Try to get as much sun as you could but wear your COVID-19 PPE while outside.
They concluded that:
Results from this study suggest that populations should be urged to get more sunlight exposure in order to decrease Covid-19 risk. Oral vitamin D uptake should be encouraged, preferably in the form of drops.
Some medical experts said there could still be other factors for the spread of COVID-19.
Source: Please read the source on the link.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.04.20188268v1.full.pdf
Recent studies suggest a link between vitamin D deficiency and Covid-19 infection
Another source that suggests a link between Vitamin D deficiency and not just COVID but also other respiratory illnesses. Dr. Fauci suggests supplementation if there is a deficiency.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/14/supplements-white-house-advisor-fauci-takes-every-day-to-help-keep-his-immune-system-healthy.html
And here's another study from the University of Chicago.]
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/vitamin-d-deficiency-may-raise-risk-of-getting-covid19
Good info here :) I'm reblogging so more people can learn about it.
Thanks for the links and the reblog @agmoore.
:)
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