re: Managing COVID severity.

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Managing COVID severity.
A month ago I would have been on the same page. I tested positive, ran fever for 11 days. Spent time in the hospital because my oxygen levels were low. I am healthy 49 yr old. No underlying conditions. I was running 3-5 miles per day. A month after testing positive, I am still on oxygen and don’t feel like I am getting better.

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First, I wish you a speedier recovery.

This is the problem with most of the thinking here and around the country. People don't believe or care until it happens to them or someone close to them. This goes for illness, losing a job, being poor, you name it.

Until we start listening to experts again, we are going to continue to suffer.

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I think those with a vitamin D deficiency have higher mortality and hospitalizations than those without a deficiency and IIRC people taking supplemental vitamin D are rarely found amongst the fatalities

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No, I mean what is the actual correlation--the statistical estimate of the relationship?

I’m 330 pounds I had it the week before thanksgiving. Wasn’t that bad lost my taste for a week. Felt like the flu for 3 days didn’t feel bad enough to get tested or go to the hospital. I’m immuned now so no more mask for me

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Damn near every source out there( WebMD, CDC, etc.) unanimously claims that there are certain underlying medical conditions that put people at increased risk of severe illness or fatality, namely:
Obesity
Diabetes
Heart conditions
Asthma
High Blood Pressure

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I believe Asthma, per se, has been identified as not increasing risk of severe outcomes. There are even a few studies that suggest that allergy-induced asthma mat actually reduce the risk of severe outcomes.

Nonetheless, your overall point is correct.

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I think those with a vitamin D deficiency have higher mortality and hospitalizations than those without a deficiency and IIRC people taking supplemental vitamin D are rarely found amongst the fatalities

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Vitamin D is great for you regardless of COVID protection but ...

One of the issues with looking Vit D levels in COVID patients is that levels change very quickly. Someone may have normal levels but then get hospitalized with COVID and, without supplementation, those levels would begin to fall in just a few days. So it’s pretty difficult to measure whether Vit D deficiency makes COVID worse or whether severe COVID results in Vit D deficiency.