Vitamin D3 — A Promising Candidate for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19

Figure 1.  I-MASK+ (Prophylaxis & Early Outpatient Treatment Protocol for Covid-19)

In Figure 1, it shows the prophylaxis protocol proposed by FLCCC Alliance.^[1] And, the below items on the proposed list:

• Vitamin D3
• Vitamin C
• Quercetin
• Zinc
• Melatonin

are added as immune boosters for fighting Covid-19 virus.

In this article, we will discuss why Vitamin D3 could be a promising candidate for prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

Vitamin D3 — A promising treatment option for COVID-19

Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin. By definition, a vitamin is a substance that is essential to human health but cannot be produced by the body. Vitamin D is essential to the metabolism of calcium and phosphorous in the body. However it is also produced by our bodies when we are exposed to UVB rays of the sun.

Based on multiple recent studies, vitamin D3 is believed to be a promising candidate for prevention and treatment of Covid-19:^[2]

• A French experimental study
• At a nursing home with 66 people suggested that taking regular vitamin D supplements was “associated with less severe Covid-19 and a better survival rate”. 
• A study of 200 people in South Korea 
• The study suggested that vitamin D deficiency could “decrease the immune defenses against Covid-19 and cause progression to severe disease”. 
• Preliminary research by Queen Elizabeth Hospital foundation trust and the University of East Anglia 
• The research found a correlation between European countries with low vitamin D levels and coronavirus infection rates. 
• Broadly, countries closer to the equator have been less affected by Covid-19 than those further away from it, though Brazil and India are notable exceptions. 
• A study at Singapore General Hospital
• The study found that treating patients with a combination of vitamin D, magnesium and vitamin B12 was associated with a “significant reduction” in the worst outcomes.
• A Spanish study
• The study conducted in early September, that came close to incontrovertibly proving low vitamin D levels have a pivotal role in causing increased death rates. 
• There, 50 patients with Covid-19 were given a high dose of vitamin D, while another 26 patients did not receive the nutrient. Half of patients who weren’t given vitamin D had to be placed in intensive care, and two later died. Only one patient who received vitamin D required ICU admission, and they were later released with no further complications.

Conclusion

In April of 2020, dozens of doctors wrote to the British Medical Journal describing the correction of vitamin D deficiencies as “a safe, simple step” that “convincingly holds out a potential, significant, feasible Covid-19 mitigation remedy”.

Finally, as stated in my companion article:^[3]

Important Health Benefits of Vitamin D

there are many other health benefits of supplementing with vitamin D.

 

References

1. FLCCC Alliance (Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance)
2. Does vitamin D combat Covid?
3. Important Health Benefits of Vitamin D
4. Can Vitamin D Help With Covid-19 Coronavirus? Here Is The Science