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Biologist and writer. Author of Red Queen, Genome, Rational Optimist, and most recently How Innovation Works: http://amzn.to/3x8RKBU 

Northumberland, UK
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    Matt Ridley‏Verified account @mattwridley 4 May 2020

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    The data are even stronger than I wrote. I've now seen preliminary evidence from a larger sample of Covid patients in Indonesia: they are 19 times more likely to die if deficient in vitamin D. Please can the authorities advise vitamin D supplements, @JimBethell, @MattHancock?https://twitter.com/mattwridley/status/1256954581109653506 …

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    Obesity, type-2 diabetes, dark skin and old age: all four associate with widespread vitamin D deficiency at the end of winter. Vitamin D known to protect against colds and flu. High incidence of vitamin D deficiency now found in severe Covid patients. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/03/time-take-seriously-link-vitamin-d-deficiency-serious-covid/ …
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      2. Tim Daw‏ @TimothyDaw 4 May 2020
        Replying to @mattwridley @JimBethell @MattHancock

        My understanding is that Vit D supplements are unlikely to cause harm so not a bad idea to buy a supply before the rush?

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      3. Elizabeth Brown‏ @PhonicsMom 4 May 2020
        Replying to @TimothyDaw @mattwridley and

        You should be able to make vitamin D around solar noon now. No worry about overdose with the sun. You need 50 degree sun angle, no sunscreen, wear shorts. Save your supplements for winter.https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-from-sun …

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      1. Argiris Darzentas‏ @adarzent1971 4 May 2020
        Replying to @mattwridley @JimBethell @MattHancock

        Have you checked at what extend vitamin D deficiency is an indicator of other problems? Are low levels of vitamin D the cause or the effect of other underlying issues?

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      1. Edward Bullard‏ @EdwardBullard8 4 May 2020
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      2. Nobody Important‏ @nobdy_imp 5 May 2020

        https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32252338 pic.twitter.com/ANWGcNrzoU

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      2. Charlie Trader‏ @Charlie_Trader 4 May 2020
        Replying to @mattwridley @JimBethell @MattHancock

        Doctor John Campbell released a video recommending vitamin D over a month ago.https://youtu.be/W5yVGmfivAk 

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      3. Wake me up when the Empire has fallen‏ @pictorex 5 May 2020
        Replying to @Charlie_Trader @mattwridley and

        Vitamin D, especially in large doses, should always be taken together with Vitamin K2 to counter the risk of soft tissue calcification.

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      2. Edward Bullard‏ @EdwardBullard8 4 May 2020
        Replying to @mattwridley @JimBethell @MattHancock

        Bergamo and Bologna had the highest migration from southern Italy in the 1970s. People who moved to work in the factories of the north are now dying. These people have darker skin on average. It is cold and wet in Lombardy in the winter. Same effect as BAME excess mortality in UK

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