COVID-19 | 2022

[Gen Jack D. Ripper]

Any elected official in USA who believes they "did well during the COVID-19 pandemic" - with over 1,000,000 dead Americans - should be prohibited from running for public office again. 82,000 deaths in Florida, is just below California (96,000) and Texas (91,000). Even worse than New York, which was the "Wuhan" for COVID's spread across the nation. Our family had to bury two people. My wife was in the hospital for two months.

I don't fly the USA flag anymore. I used to. I used to have USA flags everywhere.
But a nation that doesn't care when my family dies is not my country anymore. Just a place where I have to live.

Among them, how many dead with Covid, vs dead of Covid? Also, let's talk again of these democrat gouvernor who were putting covid positive seniors back into nursing homes.

It was a huge disaster, many have their hands dirty. And, many questions still unanwsered. Why the financing of gain-of-function search in Wuhan? In Canada, why were they so slow to close the borders? Why no promotion of vitamin D, healthy food and physical exercise to fight comorbidities?

And, sorry for the people who got very sick in your family.

In my close family, we did our preps, vitamin C, D, E, zinc, magnesium, ...) I probably got Covid, but it was very minor, food tasted nothing for a few days. Close to me, the only people who got seriously sick was my uncle who got the covid one week after the first shot.

I think we should take lessons from the crisis. Here, the focus in on preparation to nuclear war. In my opinion, to be ready for crisis situations, we should focus a lot on our physical preparation, what we eat, what we put in our body. Comorbidities were a serious risk factor with Covid, and are a problem in almost any shit it the fan scenario.

 

[REALHumanRights]

Among them, how many dead with Covid, vs dead of Covid? Also, let's talk again of these democrat gouvernor who were putting covid positive seniors back into nursing homes.

It was a huge disaster, many have their hands dirty. And, many questions still unanwsered. Why the financing of gain-of-function search in Wuhan? In Canada, why were they so slow to close the borders? Why no promotion of vitamin D, healthy food and physical exercise to fight comorbidities?

And, sorry for the people who got very sick in your family.

In my close family, we did our preps, vitamin C, D, E, zinc, magnesium, ...) I probably got Covid, but it was very minor, food tasted nothing for a few days. Close to me, the only people who got seriously sick was my uncle who got the covid one week after the first shot.

I think we should take lessons from the crisis. Here, the focus in on preparation to nuclear war. In my opinion, to be ready for crisis situations, we should focus a lot on our physical preparation, what we eat, what we put in our body. Comorbidities were a serious risk factor with Covid, and are a problem in almost any shit it the fan scenario.

The people I buried were not "dead with COVID." Nor was my wife in hospital for two months "sick with COVID."
You can tell that story to someone else , Jack. I am sure they will agree with you. We are some of the most prepared people you can imagine.
COVID-19 could not give a d***. I have managed to avoid it. But luck is not a strategy.
Unfortunately, luck is the ONLY strategy that we have in USA bipartisan "leadership" (sic) these days.

 

[Gen Jack D. Ripper]

The people I buried were not "dead with COVID." Nor was my wife in hospital for two months "sick with COVID."
You can tell that story to someone else , Jack. I am sure they will agree with you. We are some of the most prepared people you can imagine.
COVID-19 could not give a d***. I have managed to avoid it. But luck is not a strategy.
Unfortunately, luck is the ONLY strategy that we have in USA bipartisan "leadership" (sic) these days.

Just a little question: in your preparation for the pandemic, did the people around you boosted their vitamin D intake?

I'm linking an interesting study. No-one promoted vitamin D, probably because it's almost free.

COVID-19 Mortality Risk Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could Theoretically Be Achieved at 50 ng/mL 25(OH)D3: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Much research shows that blood calcidiol (25(OH)D3) levels correlate strongly with SARS-CoV-2 infection severity. There is open discussion regarding whether low D3 is caused by the infection or if deficiency negatively affects immune defense. The aim of this study was to collect...

www.mdpi.com

I agree with you about putting leadership between paranthesis, both sides are terrible, people get divided voting for what they feel is the less bad.

 

[Friendly Engineer]

Just a little question: in your preparation for the pandemic, did the people around you boosted their vitamin D intake?

I'm linking an interesting study. No-one promoted vitamin D, probably because it's almost free.

COVID-19 Mortality Risk Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could Theoretically Be Achieved at 50 ng/mL 25(OH)D3: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Much research shows that blood calcidiol (25(OH)D3) levels correlate strongly with SARS-CoV-2 infection severity. There is open discussion regarding whether low D3 is caused by the infection or if deficiency negatively affects immune defense. The aim of this study was to collect...

www.mdpi.com

I agree with you about putting leadership between paranthesis, both sides are terrible, people get divided voting for what they feel is the less bad.

I just read the conclusion. Interesting, thanks!

Conclusions​

Although there are a vast number of publications supporting a correlation between the severity and death rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections and the blood level of vitamin D3, there is still an open debate about whether this relation is causal. This is because in most studies, the vitamin D level was determined several days after the onset of infection; therefore, a low vitamin D level may be the result and not the trigger of the course of infection.
In this publication, we used a meta-analysis of two independent sets of data. One analysis is based on the long-term average vitamin D3 levels documented for 19 countries. The second analysis is based on 1601 hospitalized patients, 784 who had their vitamin D levels measured within a day after admission, and 817 whose vitamin D levels were known preinfection. Both datasets show a strong correlation between the death rate caused by SARS-CoV-2 and the vitamin D blood level. At a threshold level of 30 ng/mL, mortality decreases considerably. In addition, our analysis shows that the correlation for the combined datasets intersects the axis at approximately 50 ng/mL, which suggests that this vitamin D3 blood level may prevent any excess mortality. These findings are supported not only by a large infection study, showing the same optimum but also by the natural levels observed in traditional people living in the region where humanity originated from that were able to fight down most (not all) infections in most (not all) individuals.
Vaccination is and will be an important keystone in our fight against SARS-CoV-2. However, current data clearly show that vaccination alone cannot prevent all SARS-CoV-2 infections and dissemination of the virus. This scenario possibly will become much worse in the case of new virus mutations that are not very susceptible to the current vaccines or even not sensitive to any vaccine.
Therefore, based on our data, the authors strongly recommend combining vaccination with routine strengthening of the immune system of the whole population by vitamin D3 supplementation to consistently guarantee blood levels above 50 ng/mL (125 nmol/L). From a medical point of view, this will not only save many lives but also increase the success of vaccination. From a social and political point of view, it will lower the need for further contact restrictions and lockdowns. From an economical point of view, it will save billions of dollars worldwide, as vitamin D3 is inexpensive and—together with vaccines—provides a good opportunity to get the spread of SARS-CoV-2 under control.
Although there exists very broad data-based support for the protective effect of vitamin D against severe SARS-CoV-2 infections, we strongly recommend initiating well-designed observational studies as mentioned and/or double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to convince the medical community and the health authorities that vitamin D testing and supplementation are needed to avoid fatal breakthrough infections and to be prepared for new dangerous mutations.

 

[OReid]

I just read the conclusion. Interesting, thanks!

Conclusions​

Although there are a vast number of publications supporting a correlation between the severity and death rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections and the blood level of vitamin D3, there is still an open debate about whether this relation is causal. This is because in most studies, the vitamin D level was determined several days after the onset of infection; therefore, a low vitamin D level may be the result and not the trigger of the course of infection.
In this publication, we used a meta-analysis of two independent sets of data. One analysis is based on the long-term average vitamin D3 levels documented for 19 countries. The second analysis is based on 1601 hospitalized patients, 784 who had their vitamin D levels measured within a day after admission, and 817 whose vitamin D levels were known preinfection. Both datasets show a strong correlation between the death rate caused by SARS-CoV-2 and the vitamin D blood level. At a threshold level of 30 ng/mL, mortality decreases considerably. In addition, our analysis shows that the correlation for the combined datasets intersects the axis at approximately 50 ng/mL, which suggests that this vitamin D3 blood level may prevent any excess mortality. These findings are supported not only by a large infection study, showing the same optimum but also by the natural levels observed in traditional people living in the region where humanity originated from that were able to fight down most (not all) infections in most (not all) individuals.
Vaccination is and will be an important keystone in our fight against SARS-CoV-2. However, current data clearly show that vaccination alone cannot prevent all SARS-CoV-2 infections and dissemination of the virus. This scenario possibly will become much worse in the case of new virus mutations that are not very susceptible to the current vaccines or even not sensitive to any vaccine.
Therefore, based on our data, the authors strongly recommend combining vaccination with routine strengthening of the immune system of the whole population by vitamin D3 supplementation to consistently guarantee blood levels above 50 ng/mL (125 nmol/L). From a medical point of view, this will not only save many lives but also increase the success of vaccination. From a social and political point of view, it will lower the need for further contact restrictions and lockdowns. From an economical point of view, it will save billions of dollars worldwide, as vitamin D3 is inexpensive and—together with vaccines—provides a good opportunity to get the spread of SARS-CoV-2 under control.
Although there exists very broad data-based support for the protective effect of vitamin D against severe SARS-CoV-2 infections, we strongly recommend initiating well-designed observational studies as mentioned and/or double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to convince the medical community and the health authorities that vitamin D testing and supplementation are needed to avoid fatal breakthrough infections and to be prepared for new dangerous mutations.

It’s ironic I’ve never had a vit d deficiency but after being forced to get the vac I have acquired one. And still as yet never have gotten covid.
What a joke. If a vac is not reasonably effective in preventing being infected or passing the infection.
Can it even rationally even be called a vaccine

 

[Gen Jack D. Ripper]

It’s ironic I’ve never had a vit d deficiency but after being forced to get the vac I have acquired one. And still as yet never have gotten covid.
What a joke. If a vac is not reasonably effective in preventing being infected or passing the infection.
Can it even rationally even be called a vaccine

I wish you can find a solution to this deficiency.

I don't know if it's the long use of the mask, or the effects of the vaccine, but it seems like a lot of people at work and in other circles around me have strange infections lately.

Crazy how life took a strange turn in the past 2 years. I have re-watched some parts of the movie Threads not too long ago, living after a big nuclear exchange, I don't want to think too much about it at the moment.

 

[william]

It's about him mismanaging supplies on purpose wasting tax payers dollars and making people who where vulnerable like cancer or immune diseases wait longer for a vaccine or test from that mismanagement and refusing vital help from the federal government to help desperate people from economic crisis & crippled hospitals.

Will keep saying so until I get a direct response not deflecting from my argument about his terrible mistakes that cost the lives and livelihood of many Floridians.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes $1B emergency fund because of “federal guidance”

And he's not happy about it.

floridapolitics.com

“The problem is, between the time I called for it, and the Legislature passed it, and the present, the federal government issued guidance on how you could use the funds,” DeSantis explained.

Up to 1 Million COVID Tests Expired Unused in Florida Stockpile

Officials said the reason the tests expired in the last week of December was that there was inadequate demand for their use

www.nbcmiami.com

DeSantis said tests from the stockpile were being sent out to localities as requested and that demand for them slowed beginning in September when the COVID case surge attributed to the delta variant began to cool down.
"There was no withholding of anything," DeSantis told reporters.

 

[OReid]

I wish you can find a solution to this deficiency.

I don't know if it's the long use of the mask, or the effects of the vaccine, but it seems like a lot of people at work and in other circles around me have strange infections lately.

Crazy how life took a strange turn in the past 2 years. I have re-watched some parts of the movie Threads not too long ago, living after a big nuclear exchange, I don't want to think too much about it at the moment.

My wife had heart issues copd and type one diabetes. She was on a prescription dose of Vit D before covid.
She never contracted it. I don’t know if it is a causal effect but it’s interesting.
I personally have suspicions regarding my low vit count and the vaccine.

As far as the deaths many of them were unavoidable. It was a novel virus that took hold of the population. Their was zero immunity to its effects.
Just as when isolated peoples come into contact with the common cold virus it’s deadly. Hand washing mask worn by the infirm or susceptible and doing what is possibly to minimize the infection load is honestly all that could have been done. That and correct the premature reliance on intubating patients which seemed to do more harm than good.
Anger should be attributed to those who allowed the research to creat this novel virus in the first place.