5 very successful Clinical Trials of Vitamin D fighting COVID-19 have been published as of Oct 2021 '
- COVID-19 defeated by calcifediol form of Vitamin D in Spain - pilot RCT Aug 29, 2020
- Trial used a faster-acting form of vitamin D which is only available by prescription
- COVID-19 defeated 3x faster by 420,000 IU Vitamin D nanoemulsion – RCT Nov 12, 2020 - supplier not stated
- Nanoemulsion forms of Vitamin D might be faster acting than Calcifediol (above) if swished in the mouth (gets directly to the blood, is not delayed by gut)
- 20+ Vitamin D emulsion suppliers on Amazon Nutrasal Micro D3 1 teaspoon = 200,000 IU
- but not (yet) available thru pharmacies nor medical suppliers
- 2X fewer COVID-19 deaths observed with 300,000 IU of vitamin D
25 meta-analsysis and reviews as of Oct 2021
In addition, 64 observational studies have found higher Vitamin D to be associated with less COVID-19
- Vitamin D was a top COVID-19 treatment at 4 hospital groups - May 2021
- Examples: India China Spain France Turkey Iran
- Several hospitals in England noticed that those getting loading doses of Vitamin D were 7X less likely to die of COVID-19
- Perhaps hospitals should restore more Vitamin D levels during COVID-19
- Overviews of observations were published Oct 31 Oct 15 Oct 27
- Virtually no COVID-19 in countries with >30 ng of Vitamin D
- Vitamin D has eliminated ICU COVID-19 in hospital in Dubai since June - Sept 26, 2020 300,000 IU initially
Hospitals could try offering 200,000 IU of Vitamin D to those infected with COVID-19
as soon as possible: After test positive or upon admission
- Previous Vitamin D studies have found that
- People at high-risk of low Vitamin D need about 1.5X more
- Obese need at least 2X more
Vitamin D can be obtained at pharmacies both inside and outside of the hospital
Vitamin D typically comes in 5,000 IU capsules (will need 40 capsules)
50,000 IU capsules can be obtained from most medical suppliers or Amazon
- There are 20+ US Amazon suppliers of 50,000 IU: examples:
- Bio-Tech is Amazon's Choice and preferred by VitaminDWiki
- Nivagen - with 4 capsules in a blister pack that can be given to patients
No observed problems in the COVID-19 trials, but at rare times Vitamin D should not be used
- Some drugs decrease or increase potency when Vitamin D is added
- But, Vitamin D generally improves the efficacy of drugs while reducing their adverse effects – Jan 2020
Vitamin D is also great for the staff and out-patients - 2X reduction in COVID-19 infection
- 50,000 IU daily for a week, followed by 50,000 IU every two weeks works well for healthy, normal-weight adults
- See One pill every two weeks gives you all the vitamin D most adults need
- 25 health problems proven to be prevented/treated by 50,000 IU once every two weeks
For more information see : COVID-19 treated by Vitamin D - studies, reports, videos
As of March 31, 2024, the VitaminDWiki COVID page had: trial results, meta-analyses and reviews, Mortality studies see related: Governments, HealthProblems, Hospitals, Dark Skins, All 26 COVID risk factors are associated with low Vit D, Fight COVID-19 with 50K Vit D weekly Vaccines Take lots of Vitamin D at first signs of COVID 166 COVID Clinical Trials using Vitamin D (Aug 2023) Prevent a COVID death: 9 dollars of Vitamin D or 900,000 dollars of vaccine - Aug 2023
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