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SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Not Associated With Low Vitamin D
THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seropositivity is not associated with low vitamin D levels, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open. Yonghong Li, Ph.D., and colleagues...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 20, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Some Supplements May Lower Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Positivity
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 -- The use of probiotics, omega-3 fatty acids, multivitamins, and vitamin D supplements is associated with a reduction in the risk for testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), at...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 20, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

8 In 10 Hospitalized Covid-19 Coronavirus Patients Were Vitamin D Deficient: New Study
Hospitalized patients with Covid-19 were more likely to be vitamin D deficient. So should everyone be taking supplements now?
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 27, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Victoria Forster, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science Editors' Pick editors-pick Coronavirus business pharma & Source Type: news

Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus. "Vitamin D is important to the function of the immune system and vitamin D supplements have previously been shown to lower the risk of viral respiratory tract infections," said David Meltzer, MD, PhD, Chief of Hospital Medicine at UChicago Medicine and lead author of the study.
Source: World Pharma News - September 3, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news

Vitamin D promoted as potential defence against coronavirus
But scientists say more research is needed to prove whether ‘sunshine’ supplements can fight off Covid-19
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 4, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news