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Covid-19: Public health agencies review whether vitamin D supplements could reduce risk

Ingrid Torjesen

2020BMJ19 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Covid-19: Public health agencies review whether vitamin D supplements could reduce risk As agencies announce they are examining whether vitamin D supplements could reduce the risk of covid-19, Ingrid Torjesen finds out what the existing evidence shows Ingrid Torjesen Public health agencies in England and Scotland are conducting urgent reviews into the potential for vitamin D to reduce the risk of covid-19.

Topics & Concepts

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Public health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Vitamin D and neurologyEnvironmental healthBusinessRisk assessmentVirologyComputer scienceComputer securityNursingPathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakEndocrinologyVitamin D Research StudiesVitamin C and Antioxidants ResearchHealthcare cost, quality, practices