Vitamin D recommended to fight COVID-19 by 2 groups – Dec 7, 2020


Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19 - Dec 7

web page - recommends 4,000 IU of Vitamin D daily

Nice step in right direction, but... by VitaminDWiki

4,000 IU

But they indicate that 6,200 IU, not 4,000 IU, is needed to get most healthy individuals >30 ng/ml

However, Example of many observations that >40 ng/ml is needed

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To get a long-term response >40ng/ml 12,000 IU daily would be needed
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Chart which is the source of the extrapolation

With daily dosing it would take 4 months to get most people >40 ng
Note: chart is for 10,000 IU daily, which is close to 12,000 IU
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Note: a 2nd chart shows it might take 7 months for 5,000 IU to get most people >40 ng

70% of all Vitamin D/COVID-19 Trials are using at least 100,000 IU in the first week
RCTs for COVID-19
Response to weekly or monthly dosing

Response to Loading Dose

VitaminDWiki Recommendations if you do not have a Vitamin D blood test
   based on 10,000+ Vitamin D and 300+ COVID-19 studies
If >40 ng turns out to be needed
Restore Vitamin D levels with 350,000 IU
    If have symptoms - all in one day
    If anxious 50,000 IU daily for 7 days
Maintain levels with 50,000 IU weekly
     Side benefit: 50,000 IU weekly has been proven to fight 17 diseases

If only >30 ng turns out to be needed
Restore Vitamin D levels with 200,000 IU
    If have symptoms - all in one day
    If anxious 50,000 IU daily for 4 days
Maintain levels with 50,000 IU bi-weekly
     Side benefit: 50,000 IU bi-weekly has been proven to fight 25 diseases

If welling to wait for 8 weeks
Restore Vitamin D levels with 50,000 IU week for 8 weeks
Maintain levels with 50,000 IU bi-weekly
     Endocrine Society - Vitamin D restore and maintain
     Side benefit: 50,000 IU bi-weekly has been proven to fight 25 diseases

Overweight need 2X more, youths need 1/2, children 1/3


“COVID-19 can be Treated with Vitamin D”. Vital Study by Turin’s Medicine Academy & 61 Physicians Appeal - Dec 7

webpage
Does not seem to mention how much


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