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alan_m

On 22/07/2020 21:55, wrote:
On Wednesday, 22 July 2020 10:32:52 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 22/07/2020 03:37, tabbypurr wrote:
On Tuesday, 21 July 2020 20:03:53 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 21/07/2020 19:16, tabbypurr wrote:

As one example, there is evidence that vitamin D deficiency

. Vitamin D is cheap & safe in the extreme,

But what if you haven't got a vitamin D deficiency - is it still safe?

yes, hence I said safe in the extreme

In your expert medical opinion you suggest that all those admitted to
hospital with covid 19 should be given vitamin D supplements. This is
not happen so why do all the other medical experts in your peer group
actually treating these people disagree with you?

That's a good topic for discussion. But it's not going to be answered quickly.

Surely it is not
GOVERNMENT policy to prohibit doctors from doing what is good for their
patients?

?

Do you really want a Government to recommend all the quackery out there
especially at the moment when their credibility is so low.

afaik no-one does.

Start
recommending 101 different things that may, or may not, have a minimal
benefit

You think a factor of 25x difference in survival is minimal? Methinks you've not read the relevant bits of paper.

and come a second wave the likelihood of anyone taking notice of
any further serious and necessary advice would be close to zero.

it would be if you start being silly.

Perhaps we should all start taking anti-malaria drugs - and experience
the side effects of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache,
insomnia, vivid dreams, dizziness, loss of balance, and ringing in the
ear, acute anxiety, depression, restlessness, confusion, severe
dizziness, hallucinations etc. Maybe all of these are rare but in the
whole population a number greater than the covid deaths end up with very
serious side effects - just in case it may help.

In your expert opinion which cocktail of harmless drugs, supplements,
food stuffs etc. should be recommended.

Perhaps we should all start smoking to reduce the risk of catching Covid
19 AND ignore that if infected there is a greater risk of dying or
having other life changing outcomes. (depends on which study you read)

Perhaps the best advice a Government could do is to tell the 20% of the
population who are obese or serious overweight to lose the weight in
order to reduce the risk of a life changing event if catching the virus.
Perhaps they should introduce food ration cards to help with this, just
as a sensible precaution?

You sure love silly advice.

NT

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