COVID-19

Role of Vitamin D and dexamethasone in this viral pandemic discussed with evidence by Dr Santhosh J.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday (local time) emphasised on a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which after clinical trials has shown life-saving potential for critically ill COVID-19 patients.

According to researchers from Oxford University, a low-dose regimen of dexamethasone, which is typically used to treat certain forms of arthritis, severe allergies, asthma, and certain types of cancer, for 10 days was found to reduce the risk of death by a third among hospitalized patients requiring ventilation in the trial.
VitaminD Is well known to reduce risk of severe disease and death in COVID-19 and in this video vitamin D has been discussed in detail.