UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to follow the example of Andalusia and distribute vitamin D supplements to populations most at risk of contracting COVID-19.
The UK Government is to offer free vitamin D supplements to the most vulnerable in a move that supports bone and muscle health affected during lockdown but stops short of directly addressing COVID-19.
The UK’s Health Secretary is now urging people to take vitamin D supplements after recent evidence suggests it can offer some degree of resilience against the coronavirus.
The UK government is to reassess its stance on the use of vitamin D in addressing coronavirus after the country’s health secretary incorrectly said a study had concluded it to be ineffective.
The nutrition sector has expressed concern as to the effect the axing of Public Health England (PHE) will have on public health, highlighting the lack of preparedness and scale of the proposed changes.