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Patients who take a daily dose of vitamin D are less likely to experience complications and die from coronavirus, according to a new study in the US.
The vitamin was linked to higher levels of immune cells in the blood and much lower inflammatory markets, scientists at Boston University’s school of medicine found.
This meant there were far fewer cytokine storms, a potentially deadly overreaction of the immune system sparked by coronavirus that overloads the blood with proteins.
Blood samples to measure vitamin D levels were taken from 235 patients hospitalised with Covid-19, whose conditions were tracked for clinical outcomes, including breathing difficulties, loss of consciousness and death.
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