WHO guideline panel looked at two COVID-19 corticosteroid meta-analyses and found that
- Relative risk of 28 day mortality reduced 20% if severe
- Relative risk of 28 day mortality increased 20% if non-severe
Note: There might be ZERO benefit from corticosteroids, even for those with severe COVID-19
The treatment might have only delayed deaths beyond the 28 day cut- off point
Steroids Can Be Lifesaving for Covid-19 Patients, Scientists Report NYT Sept 2
Download the WHO PDF from VitaminDWiki
Severe COVID-19 criteria
See also JAMA
- Effect of Hydrocortisone on 21-Day Mortality or Respiratory Support Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 A Randomized Clinical Trial Sept 2, FREE PDF
- Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 - A Meta-analysis Sept 2, FREE PDF
- Corticosteroids in COVID-19 ARDS -Evidence and Hope During the Pandemic Sept 2, Editorial FREE PDF
Animals have been converting Vitamin D into a hormone for over 500 million years
A mistake was made in 70 years ago in identifying D as a vitamin
- it should be called a hormone
"Hormone D" looks like it should both prevent and treat all COVID-19 severities
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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