THE VIDEO SHELF · vitamin d and covid-19
Vitamin D and Immunity, Lots of Evidence
Dr. John Campbell reviews studies on vitamin D deficiency and immunity, including links to influenza and COVID-19, with Public Health England advice. He walks through the sources he cites.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited in COVID-era threads as a physician's evidence-based argument that vitamin D is cheap, low-risk and worth considering.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Dr. John Campbell
- Topic
- vitamin d and covid-19
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2021
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From the original HN conversations
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Sure it's a correlation, in much the same way SAD syndrome more prevalent the further North you go. But some things may well have better papers or links, I was just pointing out what seems to be logical - however - watch this please: [VIDEO] …
Zenst on Hacker News · 2020-04
In How the Anti-Vaccine Community Is Responding to Covid-19I doubt anyone here thinks it's some kind of magic, but if you've been following the pandemic from the beginning, you've probably seen these two doctors who both recommend vitamin D: - Dr. Seheult's: [LINK] - Dr John Campbell: [VIDEO] It's cheap and has minimal …
throwaway829 on Hacker News · 2020-05
In Vitamin D and Inflammation: Potential Implications for Severity of Covid-19
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