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Patients with a vitamin D deficiency, were 14 times more likely to have a severe or critical case of COVID-19. What’s more, the mortality rate for those with insufficient vitamin D levels was 25.6%, compared with 2.3% among those with adequate levels.
Vitamin D helps bolster the immune system to tackle viruses that attack the lungs, the researchers said.
Medical volunteer distributes vitamin tablets in India in July 2020. Punit PARANJPE /AFP/Getty Low levels of vitamin D prior to catching COVID-19 were
Researchers make the argument for increasing vitamin D supplementation in low- and middle-income countries, where vaccines and other methods of COVID
Vitamin D helps bolster the immune system to tackle viruses that attack the lungs, the researchers said.