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Vitamin D Determines COVID-19’s Severity — So Why Aren’t Governments Using That Information to Make Policy?

Irish researchers are calling on governments to change their recommendations for vitamin D supplements, based on studies showing people with higher levels of vitamin D are better able to fight SARS-CoV-2. Vitamin D supports the immune system through a number of avenues, and “the correlation between low vitamin D levels and death from COVID-19 is significant,” they say. So, even if the evidence is only observational, why aren’t governmental public health bodies...