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Everyone in Ireland should take daily Vitamin D supplements due to growing international evidence the medicine may help to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks, politicians will say today.
The recommendation is contained in a new report which will also say anyone attending Covid-19 test centres should be given Vitamin D and that an opt out system for the supplement should be created in nursing homes and among health workers to encourage uptake.
The 28-page report, which has been seen by RTÉ News and will be published on this morning, was drawn-up by the cross-party Oireachtas committee on health in recent weeks as part of its ongoing review of the Covid-19 situation in Ireland.
7th April 2021 - Colm Burke TD
The Department of Health must develop a strategy to increase the knowledge and encourage use of Vitamin D to protect our population in the context of Covid-19 and other illnesses, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Deputy Colm Burke was speaking following the publication today of a report on addressing Vitamin D deficiency as a public health measure in Ireland, which was carried out by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health, of which he is a member.
Deputy Burke, Fine Gael spokesperson on Health, said: “I welcome the recommendations contained in this report, which was based on evidence provided to the Committee by the Covit-D Consortium of doctors.