COVID-19 Vaccine and Myocarditis or Pericarditis
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COVID-19 Vaccine and Myocarditis or Pericarditis

Well it happened. I am one of the 10.69 per 100,000 people in my age group that experienced myocarditis after receiving the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. (1) It was surprising because I did not feel anything unexpected from the first dose. Shoulder pain at the site of injection, fever, body aches and head aches came and…

How Vitamin D Helps Protect You Against Covid-19
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How Vitamin D Helps Protect You Against Covid-19

Since the outbreak of the current SARS CoV – 2 pandemic (aka Covid – 19), there has been a lot of ideas about certain nutritional supplements that can help combat the coronavirus. I would like to hone in on Vitamin D specifically in this article. Vitamin D is commonly known to increase calcium absorption to…

Why Our Elderly Should be Among the First to Receive the Covid Vaccine

Why Our Elderly Should be Among the First to Receive the Covid Vaccine

CDC guidelines indicate that people over 75 years of age in Phase 1 B and the people between the ages of 65 to 74 in Phase 1 C should be among the first to receive the covid-19 vaccination. You can see the guidelines here. Why has this been an established guideline? These individuals are considered…