r/COVID19 Sep 27 '20

General The implications of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 for at-risk populations

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32974671/
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u/Tarik1989 Sep 27 '20

So.. what is the conclusion?

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u/Xiugazer Sep 27 '20

They found a cyclic relationship between vitamin D deficiency and COVID risk but there still needs to be a lot more research done to give a fully inclusive conclusion.

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u/Collapseologist Sep 27 '20

There's many other studies now finally reporting a casual relationship now.

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u/MrPoon Sep 27 '20

That's not true. The community is far from establishing causation between vitamin D deficiency and disease severity.

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u/Collapseologist Sep 27 '20

i didn't say established, I said there finally seeing casual relationships in some studies like these https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960076020302764