Vitamin D is a vitamin pro-hormone which can be taken exogenously from the diet or
supplements, or can be synthesised cutaneously through the action of summer sunlight on …

Vitamin D is a hormone that acts on many genes expressed by immune cells. Evidence
linking vitamin D deficiency with COVID-19 severity is circumstantial but considerable—links …

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over 150,000 lives worldwide. Infection with SARS-
CoV-2 results in a broad spectrum of disease, with in excess of 80% of patients having few …

Everyone should follow UK government advice, however, and take a vitamin D supplement
throughout the autumn and winter to maintain bone and muscle health, according to the …

BaCkground and aim The spread of novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the disease COVID-19
that is caused by SARS-CoV-2, continues apace. Saving lives and slowing the worldwide …

Vitamin D, when activated to 1, 25‐dihydroxyvitamin D, is a steroid hormone that induces
responses in several hundred genes, including many involved in immune responses to …

There is growing evidence linking vitamin D deficiency with risk of COVID-19. It is therefore
distressing that there is major disagreement about the optimal serum level for 25 …

While a low vitamin D state has been associated with an increased risk of infection by SARS-
CoV-2 in addition to an increased severity of COVID-19 disease, a causal role is not yet …

The covid-19 pandemic has led to many unfounded and exaggerated claims about possible
treatments. One high profile controversy has been the role of vitamin D in the prevention and …

Background The rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has re-ignited …