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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by westwing on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @06:54AM (#25275552)
My point is that the Australian perspective on the matter invites no controversy.

The indigenous population of Australia is dark-skinned and has access to all the sun it needs in order to stay Vitamin-D sufficient.

Coincidentally, the COVID-19 mortality rates in Australia are low as well, though some might prefer to chalk that up to the strict lockdowns.

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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by crazydaisy on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @03:36AM (#25343174)
I mean, the low case rates could be due to the lockdowns, not sure about mortality rates unless you're comparing it to places where the ICUs have become overwhelmed.
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