Your takeaway summary would be appreciated...

[Vlew1274]

I have searched the board for guidance on Vitamin D supplementation in the time of COVID.

I have avoided taking Vitamin D because of Dr. McDougall's comments on supplementation & increased cardiac risk. However, my levels are low & there is a lot of chatter about taking 5,000 IU or more of vitamin D daily to protect against COVID. Jeff, do you have an opinion on this? Or can you point me to the discussion within this group?

Thank you. Veronica.

[pundit999]

Vaccines are widely available unless you are younger than 18.
Just get the vaccine. Evidence for vitamin D being protective against Covid is not strong anyway.

[Lyndzie]

Vaccines are widely available unless you are younger than 18.
Just get the vaccine. Evidence for vitamin D being protective against Covid is not strong anyway.

Bingo.

[michaelswarm]

Recently had my own vitamin D blood level tested, along with B12 and typical blood cholesterol. First time for D and B12, so no previous baseline. Lower than I would have guessed, since I live in Mexico. I plan to spend more time outdoors in the sun with my kids, and continue my excellent diet.

VITAMINA D ( 25-DEHIDROXI )​ 22.92 ​ng/Ml *
Vitamin D will be only one of many factors, in theory, that affect your infectious disease resistance. What was your measurement?

Still waiting to hear Dr McDougall’s analysis of the Covid vaccines. I have heard he plans to get them when he has reviewed the science. I have not heard any updates since then.

[SIE]

Recently had my own vitamin D blood level tested, along with B12 and typical blood cholesterol. First time for D and B12, so no previous baseline. Lower than I would have guessed, since I live in Mexico. I plan to spend more time outdoors in the sun with my kids, and continue my excellent diet.

VITAMINA D ( 25-DEHIDROXI )​ 22.92 ​ng/Ml *
Vitamin D will be only one of many factors, in theory, that affect your infectious disease resistance. What was your measurement?

Still waiting to hear Dr McDougall’s analysis of the Covid vaccines. I have heard he plans to get them when he has reviewed the science. I have not heard any updates since then.

Hmm...

What part of MX in general, if I may ask - sunny inland, out in the marine layer all the time, or other... ?!

Just trying to figure out whether I should worry about this sort of thing, since I could also do well to spend a bit more time outdoors...

[michaelswarm]

I walk with my kids to and from school each day, which gives me 1-2hr light walking time and outdoor sunshine time. During the lockdowns and school closures, this stopped. I had the blood tests done just before the kids returned to school. So back to everyday sun exposure. Live in Puerto Vallarta, which gets so much sun I have to be careful to stay in the shade, and limit exposure. I am not worried, and do not supplement.

If you have any concern, add the test to your next routine check up.

[SIE]

Thanks, michaels',

We're on the coast and there's been an unusually persistent marine layer this year, so I haven't had to hide from the sun at all just yet, quite the opposite.

Following latest data from Dr. John Campbell, levels around 50 nmol/L (20ng/ml) and up are pretty strongly associated with not being hospitalized due to covid - so as this latest wave develops, it would be a great time to be at a decent level.

If you're interested, one of the few clear voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W8tWkT2BC0