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> Vitamin D deficiency is a strong factor, not for getting Covid-19, but for bad outcomes. It might be a strong factor - this isn't yet demonstrated conclusive
by danans 6y ago
> Vitamin D deficiency is a strong factor, not for getting Covid-19, but for bad outcomes.
It might be a strong factor - this isn't yet demonstrated conclusively by enough peer reviewed studies yet, so it shouldnt be described as conclusive. Thankfully, there a long history of vitamin D supplementation, so unlike hydroxychloroquine, it isn't likely to increase death rates. At worst it might just do nothing.
Also, a number of common foods contain or are supplemented with vitamin D. Assuming that somebody has no fundamental issues with vitamin D absorption from food, a typical healthy diet that includes some of those foods should be sufficient to keep a person out of vitamin D deficiency, with no pill-based supplement needed.
- teknopaul 6y agoStats indicate that Vit D defficiency is very common. i.e. a typical diet does not provide enough vit D. A "typical healthy diet" can provide even less vit D since much of the vit D consumed it from fortified milk and breakfast cereals. I think a lot of people would benefit from boosters right now. As you say, it does no harm.