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I think most of us would. And in fact vitamin D supplementation is associated with all sorts of health benefits having nothing to do with Covid. Take your vit
by newacct583 6y ago
I think most of us would. And in fact vitamin D supplementation is associated with all sorts of health benefits having nothing to do with Covid. Take your vitamin D!
That said: the kind of aggregate mortality effect the (comparatively sparse) data on that site points to is absolutely miniscule compared to much more straightforward mitigations like wearing a mask and avoiding restaurants. And these are things that HN is wildly divided on. "Rational people" might wonder why that is.
- mlyle 6y agoAre we wildly divided on these things? I've not seen it. I think wearing a mask is a relatively small benefit but small bends in exponential functions can have massive differences in aggregate outcomes.
- strombofulous 6y agoI (n=1, but still I browse HN a lot) have only seen posts that are against the idea of wearing masks be heavily downvoted. I've seen a few people discussing whether or not they're important to wear outside, but the WHO seems to agree that being outside makes covid less likely to spread[0], so imho that is a fine thing to discuss [0] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/deciding-to-go-out.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/..., under "What makes activities safer?" they list "They are held in outdoor spaces. Indoor spaces with less ventilation where it might be harder to keep people apart are more risky."