The role of Vit D in COVID infection

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Dr Linda Calabresi

This week’s expert:
Prof Peter Ebeling AO, Endocrinologist, Head of the Department of Medicine, Monash Health

Drawn from an interview with Prof Ebeling by Dr Harry Nespolon on the Healthed podcast Going Viral.

• It has been suggested that Vit D supplementation could help prevent and reduce the impact of COVID-19

• A meta-analysis published in the BMJ in 2017 showed that Vit D supplementation reduced the incidence of viral respiratory tract infections

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