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Vaccination in immune compromise

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for people with weakened immune systems? Professor Ellie Barnes, Oxford University Causes of immunosuppression Auto-immune conditions (e.g. lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease) Genetic conditions Chronic diseases, liver, kidney disease, cancer Post…

My vitamin D results

Vitamin D results YPV result, 22 ng/ml NHS result, 84.4 nmol/L = 33.76 ng/ml Total vitamin D levels above 220 nmol/L are considered ‘High’ and increase the risk of vitamin D toxicity 220 nmol/L = 88 ng/ml United States FDA,…

Vitamin D studies confirm correlations

Vitamin D UK biobank Habitual use of vitamin D supplements and risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: a prospective study in UK Biobank (29th January, 2021) The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Background Vitamin D supplementation, lower risk of…

Update and Brazil report

campbellteaching@hotmail.com Netherlands Curfew riots 9 pm to 4.30 am Bars and restaurants closed since October Schools and non-essential shops shut since December Cases going down National Institute for Health (RIVM) warned another new variant powered wave Filipa in Portugal The…