Over 200 Scientists & Doctors Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19
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Scientific evidence indicates vitamin D reduces infections & deaths To all governments, public health officials, doctors, and healthcare workers, [Residents of the USA: Text "VitaminDforAll" to 50409 to send this to your state 's governor.] Research shows low vitamin D levels almost certainly promote COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Given its safety, we call for immediate widespread increased vitamin D intakes . 1 The evidence was comprehensively reviewed (188 papers) through mid-June [ Benskin '20 ] & more recent publications are increasingly compelling [ Merzon et al '20 ; Kaufman et al '20 ; Castillo et al '20 ]. (See also [ Jungreis & Kellis '20 ] for deeper analysis of Castillo et al's RCT results.) 2 E.g.