‘A third review into the link between vitamin D and Covid has been ordered by the UK health secretary as more studies suggest that having low levels of the “sunshine hormone” raises the risk of death.
‘Matt Hancock has again asked the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), which sets NHS England clinical guidelines, and Public Health England (PHE) to “re-review” their prior appraisals, after the authorities began “encouraging” people to take vitamin D supplements rather than merely “advising” it.
‘Nice has twice said there was not sufficient causal evidence to support the use of vitamin D in high doses in hospitals to treat or prevent the respiratory illness. However, recent pilot and observational studies have suggested positive effects. A Queen Mary University of London study recently found that high-dose vitamin D supplementation significantly protects against respiratory illness.’
Read here (The Guardian, Feb 5, 2021)
