Vitamin D deficiency and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Dietary Supplements; Humans; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency/epidemiology; Covid-19; coronavirus; respiratory infections

Abstract :

[en] • Vitamin D deficiency is very common. • Randomised controlled trials showed that vitamin D decreases acute respiratory infections (ARIs). • Vitamin D deficiency is an easily modifiable factor of ARIs. • Daily vitamin D supplementation with moderate doses is safe and cheap. • Even a small decrease in COVID-19 infections would easily justify this intervention.

Disciplines :

Laboratory medicine & medical technology

Author, co-author :

Zemb, Patrick

Bergman, Peter

Camargo, Carlos A. Jr

Cavalier, Etienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie médicale

Cormier, Catherine

Courbebaisse, Marie

Hollis, Bruce

Joulia, Fabrice

Minisola, Salvatore

Pilz, Stefan

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Language :

English

Title :

Vitamin D deficiency and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication date :

September 2020

Journal title :

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

ISSN :

2213-7165

eISSN :

2213-7173

Publisher :

Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Volume :

Pages :

133-134

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Available on ORBi :

since 24 November 2020

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