County Seat of Summit County Colorado is at 10,000’
Letter to the editor: Here’s my theory on Summit County’s low COVID-19 death rate Sept 27, 2021
Vitamin D Life
Colorado has the best UV (and thus best health) in the US
High altitude ==> more ultaviolet radiation from the sun ==> More Vitamin D
Other states have higher UV, but those states also have hot temperatures, so people are not outside as much
Low rates of Breast Cancer
Lowest rate of Diabetes
Vitamin D Life Items in both categories VIRUS and UV:
- COVID-19 deaths - 30 percent fewer if high UVA (US, etc) – Aug 2021
- 4th highest county in the US has a very low COVID-19 rate (high UV, high vitamin D)
- COVID-19 onset strongly associated with latitude in Europe (Vitamin D)– Jan 21, 2021
- UV provides the best explanation of COVID-19 variation in Italy (74 pcnt) – Nov 2020
- More UVB, less Coronavirus – including SARS-CoV-2 – Aug 2020
- Less COVID-19 at high altitude due to more Vitamin D or other possible reasons – July 2020
- Far fewer COVID-19 deaths in the summer (Europe, Canada)
- High-altitude Cusco, Peru has far lower rate of COVID-19 than others (high UVB and Vitamin D) - June 2020
- Influenza Virus aerosols killed by 10 minutes of sunlight (far faster if use UV-C) – Nov 2019
- Influenza Virus aerosols killed by 10 minutes of sunlight (faster if use UVB, UVCC– Nov 2019
- Ultraviolet light kills cold and flu viruses, and generates Vitamin D in the skin
Of the highest counties in the US the top 21 are all in Colorado
Colorado COVID-1 9Cases as of Sept 27, 2021 Mayoclinic