COVID-19 – stubborntruths blog

Vitamin D ignored in the rush for a vaccine

October 5, 2020October 19, 2020 stubborntruths

It emerged today that Sir Patrick Vallance, who took over as Chief Scientific Adviser to the government following a six-year tenure at the helm of multinational pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has shares valued at £600 in GSK, who is contracted to the government to develop a Covid vaccine.

Can Vitamin C Protect You from COVID-19?

October 5, 2020October 18, 2020 stubborntruths

Though high dose IV vitamin C is currently being tested to see if it can improve lung function in people with COVID-19, no evidence suggests that high doses of oral vitamin C supplements can help with the disease. In fact, they can cause complications like diarrhea.

Excess deaths

October 5, 2020October 18, 2020 stubborntruths

UKSecond wave in the UK could see more than 85,000 Covid-19 deaths over winter(Leaked SAGE report)Britain could experience more than 85,000 Covid-19-related deaths during a second wave over winter in a “reasonable worst-case scenario”, the government has predicted.The potential for a high death count from Covid-19 was put forward by the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, or Sage, in a report late last month.UK excess deaths involving Covid-19 in 2020(28 December 2019 to 14 August 2020)Source: ONS