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Celerity

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39. Plus the OP is using RW sources, one that has historical ties to Trump's minion Pecker (hush money)

Sat Mar 20, 2021, 04:31 PM

Mar 2021

They used the link from the also problematic (as shown by other posters on the this thread) McGill Uni to try to give it an air of respectability.

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-the-truth-about-vitamin-d-and-covid-19

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/montreal-gazette/

other sources from the same bias label (for comparative purposes)

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/right-center/

Barron’s
Being Libertarian (beinglibertarian.com)
Boston Herald (www.bostonherald.com)
Cato Institute (www.cato.org)
Chicago Tribune (www.chicagotribune.com)
Drudge Report (www.drudgereport.com)
Fox Business (foxbusiness.com)
Hoover Institution (www.hoover.org)
Libertarianism.org (www.libertarianism.org)
New York Post (nypost.com)
Rasmussen Reports (www.rasmussenreports.com)
Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

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The Truth about Vitamin D and COVID-19 [View all] SidDithers Mar 2021 OP

I disregard all of that sort of folksy information about health. MineralMan Mar 2021 #1

I totally agree with this. Patterson Mar 2021 #3

I totally disagree - womanofthehills Mar 2021 #28

That they are exclaiming against these supplements as cures is fine. They are not. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #2

I've never considered Vitamin D a cure. hamsterjill Mar 2021 #4

Physicians must think Vit D is important or they would not constantly be testing our Vit D levels womanofthehills Mar 2021 #30

Seems that might not be the case Phoenix61 Mar 2021 #5

the OP sites opinion from McGill University in Canada--a known bastion of anti-CDC RW conservatism hlthe2b Mar 2021 #11

Interesting. Phoenix61 Mar 2021 #15

The Director, Schwarcz shills for MONSANTO - womanofthehills Mar 2021 #33

Go outside jcgoldie Mar 2021 #6

I try to myself, but as you age and in some individuals absorption/conversion is inadequate. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #12

No one is CLAIMING it's a cure! It lessens severe symptoms PortTack Mar 2021 #7

Yes. This is why the post is so misleading. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #9

Thanks. NT enough Mar 2021 #10

Welcome!! PortTack Mar 2021 #23

Thank you !! HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #26

Exactly. I have seen a number of Covid and Via D studies. I've never seen it claimed as a cure but Dream Girl Mar 2021 #32

Plus the OP is using RW sources, one that has historical ties to Trump's minion Pecker (hush money) Celerity Mar 2021 #39

McGill University is where the Trump plant, Paul Alexander hailed & Trump used to defuse CDC's hlthe2b Mar 2021 #8

Thanks for digging this up. Pobeka Mar 2021 #16

+1 Celerity Mar 2021 #40

Vitamin A helps with respiratory issues. Mosby Mar 2021 #13

Oh for god's sake. Vit D was never considered a cure. mainer Mar 2021 #14

Some Trumpers said that Vitamin D was a cure liberal_mama Mar 2021 #20

I might respond, "Unlike you, shit doesn't come phylny Mar 2021 #25

This was interesting. People taking baby aspirn also had better outcomes when they did get covid mitch96 Mar 2021 #21

The ASA may have reduced clotting associated with COVID mainer Mar 2021 #22

Correct. I have seen it touted as a kind of preventative, Qutzupalotl Mar 2021 #24

Vit D and Calcium are great for healthy bones! ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #17

Well! I take D and I've had Covid patients cough all over me and Maru Kitteh Mar 2021 #18

My take is w/ those that take vit. D supplements, my doctor also recommended a daily dose of SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #19

I live in an area that they recommend using Vit D because we get so little sun. demigoddess Mar 2021 #27

K&R. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #29

I don't recall any claims that it cures COVID iemanja Mar 2021 #31

I thought the Vitamin D was to boost the immune system, making it harder to contract the COVID. KewlKat Mar 2021 #34

Normally science does not rely on one study to prove or not prove anything. former9thward Mar 2021 #35

I don't think it is a cure..However, I have been vitamin D helpisontheway Mar 2021 #36

Too many articles that start with "The truth about..." are followed by someone's opinion. Binkie The Clown Mar 2021 #37

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