COVID and Vitamin D: Not Enough Evidence for Treatment

There is not enough evidence that vitamin D supplements protect people against Covid-19, an expert panel says.

Made up of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Public Health England and the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, it said more research was needed.

But everyone is still advised to take a daily supplement this winter to keep bones and muscles healthy.

Free supplements are being offered to the most vulnerable in the UK.

Health officials carried out a rapid review of the evidence on links between vitamin D and Covid-19, after a small number of studies had suggested it might play a role in the body's immune response to respiratory viruses.

However, they found there was "insufficient evidence" to recommend it for preventing or treating the disease, BBC reported.