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Intriguing! There are so many things that are lining up here, including how African-Americans have higher instances of deficiency (76% vs 40% of the general population) and are having so many bad outcomes.

Also, we make sure children get lots of Vitamin D, and children weather COVID-19 pretty well.

It keeps coming back to, Vitamin D is promising at a bare minimum, but even if it doesn't pan out, it's still sensible to get enough Vitamin D.

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Susan Collins has a sternly worded letter for those rascals ready to go. allegedly.

but jokes aside, this whole I'm an island-attitude is gonna keep backfiring until either everyone's dead or some people get their head out of their asses quick and I'm not sure I'd put my money on the latter one.

people are assholes, part eleventy trillion.

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Scott Atlas's greatest medical qualification in this context appears to be that he's politically on board with Trump.

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I realize they're "owning the Libs" by not wearing masks, but Jesus Fucking Christ, it really shows how truly insane they are. They're willing to put their OWN lives, the lives of their friends and families, and the lives of everyone they come into contact with at risk, all to prove a point.

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NBC is why we have Trump. They are scrambling to save their immortal souls, or their reputation in the history books, or something, but without NBC, we would not have Trump.

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Tom Cotton has a VERY devoted fan base on FB, some of whom may even be real.

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Oh, who cares? It's just the flu. /s

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Hate trumps the reasoning necessary to imagine the consequences of one's own behavior.

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Throw a towel over it and it will go away - I see what you did there

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Or read his latest dump in stead of tea leaves.

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I am an island reductio ad absurdum and nothing good ever comes out of that

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They say it'll be gone by April.

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We need to subpoena the Apprentice footage.

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Yes, right after Trumpcare is released, the wall is built, and he releases his taxes, but before he puts Hillary in prison.

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Wheezing into a ventilator to own the libs.

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Countries in Central Africa and West Africa have dealt with Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic outbreaks for YEARS.

Their citizens know what to do. Our folks get pissy when asked to wear a mask to the fucking 7-11.

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