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Study: Vitamin D Deficiency Common in COVID-19 Patients – Pharmacy Times

A new study suggests that more than 80% of COVID-19 patients could be vitamin D deficient.

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More than 80% of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are vitamin D deficient, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.1The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 1.16 million deaths and there have been more than 44 million confirmed cases worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Vitamin D, which is a hormone produced by the kidney that controls blood calcium concentration, has been proven to have beneficial effects on the immune…

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