In response to @DerekSloanCPC, Health Minister Patty Hajdu says it& #39;s "fake news" that Vitamin D can be taken as an additional way to protect Canadians from COVID-19. #cdnpoli
More than 80 per cent of COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Spain had a vitamin D deficiency, according to a study by researchers at the University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla in Santander, Spain. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/more-than-80-per-cent-of-hospitalized-covid-19-patients-had-vitamin-d-deficiency-study-1.5162396">https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/mo...
More than 2.5 million people in England are to be offered a free supply of vitamin D by the government. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/28/more-than-25m-people-in-england-to-get-free-vitamin-d-supply">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
A new study by University of Chicago Medicine researchers finds that COVID-19 patients, particularly Black patients, with high vitamin D levels may have a lower risk of being infected with COVID-19. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/high-vitamin-d-levels-may-protect-against-covid-19-especially-for-black-people-study-1.5356165">https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/co...
Two Montreal researchers believe the well-documented anti-inflammatory properties of vitamin D could make it an important addition to the arsenal against the novel coronavirus. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-study-investigating-whether-vitamin-d-could-be-weapon-against-covid-19-1.5303037">https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-...
Sufficient vitamin D levels in seniors and adults with a normal body weight appear to reduce the risk of severe illness and even death from the coronavirus, a Boston University Medical School study suggests. https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/04/17/boston-study-suggests-people-with-enough-vitamin-d-have-a-reduced-risk-of-dying-from-coronavirus/">https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/04/1...