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    They didn’t trust the government, but now they did. That won’t happen again, will it now?

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    Just to be clear Vitamin A is the treatment of choice for measles. But it needs to be dosed by a healthcare provider and is generally not used for prevention (that’s what vaccines are for).

    Also, vitamin A (like vitamin E, D and K) are fat soluble so you can overdose on them, causing liver failure.

    Sometimes being partially right is worse than being wrong. Though in this case these impressionable folk would have likely followed RFK Jr regardless.

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      Every supplement and the dosage I take was recommended to me by my doctor after tests were ran. I’ve heard doctors state the average person doesn’t even really need supplements if they have access to a nutritious diet.

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        That’s generally true. If you live in a northern climate vitamin D deficiency is very common and certain over the counter meds like omeprazole can impair vitamin absorption (b12 in the case of omeprazole) if taken long term. Supplementing other vitamins hasn’t been shown to have any meaningful benefit.

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          I went to see a dermatologist in the Caribbean and she was saying that the vast majority of the people in the Caribbean have a vitamin D deficiency as well.

          When it’s hot people just avoid the sun as much as possible.

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          FWIW I was a vitamin d deficient Australian, our sun is extra cancerous so I make sure to cover up or avoid it. I’ve been taking 5000iu daily which has brought my levels up into the lower end of acceptable.

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        if they have access to a nutritious diet

        You see… there’s a lot going on in that clause when it comes to the American populace.

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          still better to ask a doctor what vitamins you need instead of just buying a bunch of random stuff you probably dont

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    They have no issue with poisoning their kids with high levels of vitamins but a vaccine that has been given to them and others for generations is going too far.

    The doctors treating these kids should take the kids away and then inject the parents with high levels of vitamin A and send them on their way. Let the parents die of liver failure.

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    These people would stick their house keys into a power outlet if someone told them it effectively treated covid, measles, herpes, whatever.

    Take note that these people make a point to get out and vote.

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      These people would stick their house keys into a power outlet if someone anyone but a doctor told them it effectively treated covid, measles, herpes, whatever.

      FTFY.

      Doctors would tell them to get vaccinated, wear a mask, stay home when sick, etc. and they wouldn’t do that. Some antivax quack tells them horse paste, bleach, vitamin a, or literal snake oil will cure them? They’re all about it.