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Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 234
Friday, August 6, 2021
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 234
http://volanteonline.com/2021/04/getting-back-to-the-outdoors/
Thank you for the article on the benefits of sunlight. Here are a few more facts you may not have known:
- Sun exposure kills the Covid-19 virus outside the body very quickly, and the vitamin D produced by the skin in response to sunlight dramatically reduces the risk of dying of Covid-19—as much as 50-plus percent!
Seasonality of COVID-19 confirmed
Friday, August 6, 2021
The seasonal values of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and ADC, however, were consistent with fluctuations in COVID-19 prevalence across all five countries, with high ADC and UV linked to low prevalence and vice versa. continue reading
Skin cancer and screening: The good and the bad of ‘overdiagnosis’
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Due to fear of litigation or other factors, doctors tend to err on the side of diagnosing a cancer, which helps explain why melanoma in-situ is 50 times more common now than it was in 1975. continue reading
Manitoba PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER CHANGES TO COME INTO EFFECT AUG. 7; MANY SECTORS TO FULLY OPEN WITH NO RESTRICTIONS
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Specifically, the new public health orders will allow the following sectors to open without restrictions:
• gyms and fitness centres;
• personal services such as hair and nail salons; continue reading
Government extends COVID-19 benefits and business supports to support stronger economic recovery
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Extending the eligibility period for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support until October 23, 2021, and increasing the rate of support employers and organizations can receive during the period between August 29 and September 25, 2021. continue reading
