Vitamin D: An Unknown Factor in Covid-19 | Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2020 | Covid-19 Category

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Hi! My name is Shaurya Sinha, an 18-year-old student living in Gurgaon, India. This is my official entry, in the Covid-19 category, for the Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2020.

The objective of this video is simple - present a 3 minute film on a topic from the life sciences / maths / Covid-19 in an engaging, illuminating, and creative way.

Why Vitamin D? Well, there are so many valuable resources of information online covering so many aspects of Covid-19: from testing and vaccine development to contact tracing and pandemic modelling.

This is my shot at approaching this vast world from a different perspective.

I asked myself one question.

What has the potential to be an accessible, affordable, but most importantly, unrecognised breakthrough against Covid-19?

My answer was Vitamin D, and this video, in just 180 seconds, attempts to explain why.

When taken in moderation, Vitamin D is a low-risk, high-impact immunity booster.

Sources of Vitamin D:

Sunlight!! However, beware, UVB radiations - the generator for Vitamin D in our skin - cannot pass through glass. Given social isolation conditions, our access to sunlight has been drastically reduced. Try to increase your exposure to sunlight.

Diet. Primary sources of Vitamin D are fatty fish like salmon, fortified dairy products like milk, and egg yolks.

Supplements. Taking supplements is a highly personalised procedure. I would suggest you consult with your doctors, measure your Vitamin D levels, and only then, consider taking Vitamin D supplements. Taken in moderation there is definitely a very low risk for side effects, but you should always be sure before engaging in such practices.

Since this is a rapidly developing topic, I would like to note some of the key resources I drew from while gaining a better understanding and developing a scientific foundation for this film.

Hopefully these help any of you that are curious about this field. They cover research papers, podcasts, and youtube videos. If you find additional interesting resources, comment them down below :)

5. Doctor John Campbell. Quite literally one of the first few doctors on this platform to flag the link between Vitamin D and Covid-19 in January.

10. A special Thank you to Doctor Arpan Gandhi, a pathologist who helped me understand some of the key concepts concerning Vitamin D's role in our immune system.

Additionally, I would like to thank Ashish sir and Somendra sir from Tutela Prep, for taking the time out to review my research.

This video was made for educational purposes. Consequently, this video will not be monetised.

Music used (The insanely talented artists behind the songs)

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The goal is to present a 3 minute film on a topic from the life sciences / maths / Covid-19 in an engaging, illuminating, and creative way. Let me know what you think in the comments section below!!! To any of my other competitors, best of luck :)

ShauryaSinha
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I CANNOT be the only one in love with his editing style.

anushkapanchal
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You've got some sick editing man!

kaustubhi
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how long did it take you to make this video its really cool

tkokflux
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You're winning that competition I dont care. Well done big man, Love you

himneesharora
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Damn. Love the stop-motion film-making skills.

rahoooul
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Now that's some serious research right there!
Also, you're awesome man!

adwita
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I was just checking this out. To be brutally honest, your film was very interesting, but in my opinion, it has too many fancy edits which makes this video too fancy to be an educational video. Also, the topic you chose is a bit too complex for kids in their lower teens to understand. But I'm a big fan of ur content, just felt like giving you honest feedback. Nice effort tho.

Savageclown
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Dang it’s only been 4 mins and I’m already here

adimehta
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its sad how im a bio student and didnt really know this much about vitamin D xD
great information btw!

shruthia
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If this video doesn’t win, the competition was rigged. 💅🏼🔫

noblehusein
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11th like, 15th view, 7th comment. Hey, weren't you going to throw a party when you reached 10k subscribers ?? ... waiting
i hope u win, btw

srishtidotcom
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Can you make a video on how you started spectraverse?

fathimanada
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Hi Shaurya!
I'm really fond of your channel and I'm really amazed to know that you are participating in this too! Best of luck to both of us haha. Absolutely loved your video.

melitamehzabin
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I was going to recommend that you enter the Breakthrough Challenge, and then I checked the title again, and it is for the Breakthrough Challenge!
Wishing you the best of luck!

janaelyamany
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The editing is damn, which software did u use?

rupindersinghchadha
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Wow, it has a ‘Vox" feel, great video!
-A fellow participant, Hi!

fanjinghoon
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Just so you know you are in violation of the rules as you have utilized copyrighted music. Also, using the "office" footage could get your video flagged. Better resubmit before you get disqualified.

hunterknutson
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If you manage to win this, you have my respect.

amayr
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Could you please tell which editing software do you use?

rishitverma