Fact Check: Does Vitamin D protect from coronavirus? Find out

virus COVID-19 has been slowly gripping nations of world and has affected a large number of population. Scientists around world are trying to find cure or vaccine for virus while doctors are stressing on maintaining social distancing. re have been many rumours that are passing around that Vitamin D helps with coronavirus cure.

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Claim:

A claim that has been making rounds on internet says that Vitamin D is a crucial element in order to cure coronavirus. se also talk about how one needs to increase intake of vitamin D and of food items containing same. backing to this claim is that Vitamin D boosts immunity and thus helps in coronavirus.

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Rating: Mixed

While Vitamin D is t a cure for coronavirus, it helps in boosting immunity system of body. This helps body to have greater strength and energy, which in turn helps in reducing risk of getting a respiratory infection. Since COVID-19 is kwn to attack respiratory system of body, a strong system will be able to easily resist effects of this dely virus.

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Vitamin D helps in boosting immunity, thus making body strong and healthy

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Origin:

claims and rumours that Vitamin D helps in fight against coronavirus are being shared on various social media platforms. As per a research done by Dr Gareth Davies (PhD), Dr Joanna Byers (MBChB), Dr Attila R Garami (MD, PhD) from UK, Vitamin D plays a key role in treating patients of coronavirus as it helps to strengn respiratory system and boosts immunity. It can also help prevent from extracting COVID-19. Ar study in Trinity College Dublin also talked about how Vitamin D plays a critical role in preventing respiratory infections, reducing use of antibiotics and also boosting immune system. 

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