British health officials claim that Health Secretary Matt Hancock had a “slip of the tongue” when he said he’d OK’d a clinical trial on vitamin D as a potential coronavirus treatment, and that it did not “appear to have any impact.”
However, no clinical trial ever was done and Hancock has now agreed to listen to vitamin D experts who say they’re losing time with winter coming on. There is overwhelming evidence that vitamin D-deficient COVID-19 patients are often the sickest — but politicians are so “hell-bent on getting a vaccine” that they’re overlooking vitamin D’s potential, two leading doctors said.
“I hope Matt Hancock will take a less flippant approach to potential treatments in future and get his facts straight before making such comments,” one parliament member said. “We're in a crisis, it's time for politicians to stop playing science and listen to the experts.”
SOURCE: Daily Mail October 1, 2020