
Benefits & Risks of UV Radiation & Sunlight, Skin Health, Vitamin D, Nitric Oxide, Evolution of Skin Color | Richard Weller | 104
Mind & Matter
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The Effects of UV on COVID
There is epidemiology that in areas with more sunlight, there is less COVID death. That tells you nothing about the mechanism. Is this an action of UV on airborne COVID virus? I think probably important part of it. An effect on UV on us? An effect on arming our innate immune system, for instance. We know that UV activates the innate immune system. And that's part of our best sense against viruses.
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