Vitamin D can save lives. There’s no need to wait. Evidence is pouring in from around the globe showing that vitamin D is a critical factor in preventing the severity of COVID-19. Get tested. Take vitamin D. And get out in the sun!
Philippine study: With a deficient vitamin D status (less than 50nmol/L) the probability of becoming Severe or Critical with COVID-19 was 72.8% against 7.2% with adequate vitamin D (greater than 75nmol/L).
Reference: Alipio, Mark, Vitamin D Supplementation Could Possibly Improve Clinical Outcomes of Patients Infected with Coronavirus-2019 COVID-19. April 9, 2020
Indonesian study: With a deficient vitamin D status (less than 50nmol/L) the mortality rate from COVID-19 was 98.8% against 4.1% with adequate vitamin D (greater than 75nmol/L).
Reference: Raharusuna P, Priambada S, Budiarti C et al. 2020 Patterns of COVID-19 Mortality and Vitamin D: An Indonesian Study.
Review of data on Europe: For countries in Europe, the probability of developing COVID-19, and of dying from it, is negatively correlated with mean population vitamin D status, with both probabilities reaching zero above about 75nmol/L.
Reference: Ilie, P., Stefanescu, S., Smith, L. 2020 The role of Vitamin D in the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection and mortality. Research Square preprint.
