Vitamin D and Covid-19: evidence and recommendations for supplementation

Perhaps they don't want to recommend it in case there's future studies saying that Vitamin D doesn't do anything, or worse, makes covid worse?

Maybe because public health officials fell they got burnt from advocating masks, after quite rightfully people pointed out the relative lack of evidence supporting them, and have gone too far in the other direction? Tons of officials made in hindsight ridiculous claims like masks being more effective than vaccines, as well as many statements along the lines that if only more people wore masks, that'd be enough to put an end to the pandemic.

Promoting Vitamin D now would likely result in a mixture of unwarranted hype over its effectiveness, angry questions as to why this wasn't recommended sooner, and people pointing out how counterproductive stay-at-home orders were in terms of getting Vitamin D from the sun. It's a big political risk to take.

> It makes me skeptical and quite cynical of their competency.

I don't mean to either agree with or question you. But I hope the above adds context.

> my place of residence has really dropped the ball on ensuring the health of its residents

As someone who's in the area, too - yea it's gross and insufferable since everyone around here's a liberal championing the supposed competence of Democrats.

Yet here we are in the northeast with some of the highest death tolls, and Cuomo with his laughable poster and Close Encounters-like mountain diorama, claiming he's a vision of competence.

They claimed they figured it out with masks and that's clearly not the case, given we're right back where we started with case numbers.

Sorry, the nursing homes got wiped out under your watch. Is this competence?!

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