Vitamin D and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): rapid evidence review

Journal article

At present, evidence to support vitamin D supplementation for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 is inconclusive. In the absence of any further compelling data, adherence to existing national guidance on vitamin D supplementation to prevent vitamin D deficiency, predicated principally on maintaining musculoskeletal health, appears appropriate.

Authors: Raisi-Estabragh, Z; Martineau, AR; Curtis, EM; Moon, RJ; Darling, A

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Springer
• Journal: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 2031-2041
• Publication date: 2021-06-12
• DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01894-z
• EISSN: 1720-8319
• ISSN: 1594-0667
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pandemic; Randomized controlled trial; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Infectious disease (medical specialty); Vitamin; Intensive care medicine; Confounding; Coronavirus; Context (archaeology); Biology; Disease; Vitamin D and neurology; Medicine; Observational study; Internal medicine