Sunlight Linked With Lower COVID-19 Deaths – And NOT Because of Vitamin D

Apr 9, 2021 10:05 PM

https://scitechdaily.com/sunlight-linked-with-lower-covid-19-deaths-and-not-because-of-vitamin-d/

I guess this is why Arizona has no COVID

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Of course, UVA destroys the virus' envelop protein, exposing its RNA which UVA will oxidize.

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This really feels like a article encouraged by the Spring Break industry

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Isn't brasil very sunny and REALLY fucked by corona

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Yup.

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(forwards article to boss) “Can’t come in this month for preventative medical reasons. I’ll be fishing in the sunshine if you need me.”

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Corona Virus is natures stick, wash your hands, be a healthy weight, watch your blood pressure and go outside.

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oh yeah and don't spit in other peoples faces.

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You mean don't GET spit on by other peoples faces

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So do we need to get the UV light INSIDE the body, or...?

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Yes. Just like Trump said.

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They only studied areas with low UVB but did the participants take supplemental Vit D? I’m not seeing in the article where it says they

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had low VitD levels but lived somewhere sunny.

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UV is known to kill Covid. In order to say the UVA light is the reason they are less likely to die they really need to be checking bloodwork

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for Vit D levels.

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I love being outside, so this fits right into my confirmation bias.

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Always good to lean into that bias ?

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Vit D doesn't stop or prevent Covid. It helps the body fight the severe inflammation that Covid brings, potentially preventing secondary (1

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- cause of death. There hasn't been enough research on it yet, considering it's so new, but unless you have a reason not to take Vit D,(2

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From article: "The team says that due to the observational nature of the study, it is not possible to establish cause and effect." WTF

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Wait. Are you telling me an extremely complex issue cannot be summarized in a headline!?! (Also, thanks for the TLDR)

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That is pretty basic sciencey statistic rules. The study must be observational because otherwise you'd have to be giving people covid.

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That makes total sense. Thx.

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Which is unethical. You can never establish cause and effect with only observational studies.

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