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13 January 2021

Does vitamin D really help combat Covid-19?

Until there is firm scientific evidence we should avoid overblown claims about near-magical substances.

By Stuart Ritchie

If there’s one thing you can rely on in this pandemic, it’s this: at least once a month there’ll be a new article in the media arguing that vitamin D helps prevent Covid-19.

The case is simple: we know vitamin D – the “sunshine vitamin” – is involved in immune function, so could it help us fight off the virus?

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