The Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Covid-19 in a Large Population (medRXiv)
Low Levels of 25-Hydoxyitamin D Linked to COVID-19 Risk (Boston University School of Medicine) Given the protective effects of vitamin D against respiratory tract infections and wider health benefits, the Government should consider how to encourage the use of vitamin D this winter. It has been suggested that low levels of vitamin D – endemic within the UK, exacerbated by lockdown and which worsen over winter – may contribute to susceptibility to COVID-19. The report, by the Academy of Medical Scientists in the UK says:
Scientific studies are now showing that not getting enough vitamin D can make you more likely to become infected with the new coronavirus.
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