Stop Worrying about Swine Flu and take Vitamin D ?

Yesterday I had a small worry that vacination supplies for H1N1 Swine flu would fall short come the Autumn. Particularly if Seniors have to be left out of a vacination program becomes there just is not enough of the vaccine to go around.

So what to do ?

Maybe I had the right idea back in May this year - get your Vitamin D levels high enough and the threat of all flu's goe away (or at the very least, lessens significantly).



The idea comes from this pretty substantial paper "On the Epidemiology of Influenza" - serious stuff.





For me the key chart is this one showing numbers of people having the flu charted against their Vitamin D intake. The research ran over 3 years and involved women who the first year took no supplemental Vitamin D, then in the next year took 800IUs per day of Vitamin D then in the third year took 2000 IUs a day of Vitamin D.

By moving up to 800 IUs a day of Vitamin D the incidence of flu reduced considerably and then by moving to an even higher dose of Vitamin D (2000 IUs), flu almost completely disappeared.


So there you have a strategy for flu season even if getting vacinated is impossible. It's also the way to go if you have any residual doubts about innoculations.

Do not get old - if you want to be vaccinated against H1N1 Swine Flu

This afternoon (29th July 2009) the CDC recommendations for inoculation protection against Swine Flu (H1N1) be as follows:

1. Pregnant Women (that seem right)
2. People caring for or live with children too young to be vaccinated (babies less than 6 months)
3. Health care and emergency personnel
4. Children and young adults
5. Adults up to 64 years old

And then ?



If there is any vaccine left over (not very likely) - seniors.

US advisers say pregnant women first for H1N1 jab

Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:50pm EDT

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Expert U.S. advisers accepted recommendations on Wednesday to put pregnant women at the front of the line for vaccines against the new H1N1 pandemic influenza virus, with relatives and caregivers for infants second.

The Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices nearly unanimously accepted advice from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to first protect pregnant women, infants and healthcare workers against the virus.

Healthcare workers and children at risk of serious complications should follow -- and then healthy young adults aged 19 to 24, the panel said.

Members of the panel said young adults should be a priority because they are more likely to become infected, and because they may spread the virus through society.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)