Thanks Amy, that is very interesting. I did see some research from a few years back where they were trying to give volunteers a cold for some other research reasons, and then found it wasn't as easy as just exposing someone to the germs, they then pivoted to looking into why they could not make everyone get the cold. Sounds similar.
I heard they did something similar during the Spanish flu: they lined up 200 volunteers who were swabbed in their throat and nose with material from known infected patients. The volunteers didn't catch the flu at any greater rate than anyone else did...
In my husband's case (covid Nov 2020) I think it was his low level of vit D. He also lost a lot of weight over the summer (45 kg) and I believe depleted vitamins and minerals. Avid crossfit guy who unlike me spent a lot of time outdoors still managed to get covid.
Both of our children (one 3 month old at the time) and I never got covid - but we are also very diligent about supplementing (baby got vit D through my milk). Husband started taking my vitamin D3 (solgar 10,000 iu) as part of his covid treatment - Z pack, xarelto, aspirin, ibuprofen, controloc, steroids.
Hi in response to Amy's article, I am re-posting here a great essay by dr Malcolm KENDRICK in which he also addresses the Germ vs Terrain theory > Some observations on the infection fatality rate of COVID19 [mainly that it does not really exist].
I originally posted it on the GAB Group Thailand Expats and Friends, which addresses all things COVID from a non-mainstream angle and has besides an international outlook also a distinct Thai flavor.
Thanks Amy, that is very interesting. I did see some research from a few years back where they were trying to give volunteers a cold for some other research reasons, and then found it wasn't as easy as just exposing someone to the germs, they then pivoted to looking into why they could not make everyone get the cold. Sounds similar.
I heard they did something similar during the Spanish flu: they lined up 200 volunteers who were swabbed in their throat and nose with material from known infected patients. The volunteers didn't catch the flu at any greater rate than anyone else did...
In my husband's case (covid Nov 2020) I think it was his low level of vit D. He also lost a lot of weight over the summer (45 kg) and I believe depleted vitamins and minerals. Avid crossfit guy who unlike me spent a lot of time outdoors still managed to get covid.
Both of our children (one 3 month old at the time) and I never got covid - but we are also very diligent about supplementing (baby got vit D through my milk). Husband started taking my vitamin D3 (solgar 10,000 iu) as part of his covid treatment - Z pack, xarelto, aspirin, ibuprofen, controloc, steroids.
Hi in response to Amy's article, I am re-posting here a great essay by dr Malcolm KENDRICK in which he also addresses the Germ vs Terrain theory > Some observations on the infection fatality rate of COVID19 [mainly that it does not really exist].
> https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2022/02/10/some-observa
I originally posted it on the GAB Group Thailand Expats and Friends, which addresses all things COVID from a non-mainstream angle and has besides an international outlook also a distinct Thai flavor.
> https://gab.com/BlueSphinx/posts/107776752693714850