Vitamin D ‘reduces Covid deaths by 60%’, concludes the study while the MP asks that the therapy be ‘implemented in all hospitals’

VITAMIN D reduces Covid’s deaths by 60%, a study found, prompting calls for the therapy to be implemented in UK hospitals.

The study also found that patients affected by the virus were 80% less likely to be admitted to the ICU.

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A study in Spain suggested that vitamin D could help Covid patientsCredit: Getty Images – Getty

The research, published by the Social Science Research Network, has not yet been peer-reviewed.

But MP David Davis last night called for the therapy to be implemented in hospitals, saying it was an “important study”.

Former Brexit Secretary David Davis said: “The findings of this large, well-conducted study should result in the administration of this therapy to all Covid patients in all hospitals in temperate latitudes.”

He added: “In addition, since the study demonstrates that the clear link between vitamin D and Covid mortality is causal, the UK government should increase the dose and availability of free vitamin D for all vulnerable groups. .

“These approaches will save thousands of lives. They are delayed and must be started immediately.”

As part of the study, more than 550 hospitalized in Covid wards at Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain, received vitamin D3.

MP David Davis shared the study, saying it was 'very important' — MP David Davis shared the study, saying it was ‘very important’Credit: PA: Press Association

He said the findings were 'incredibly clear' — He said the findings were ‘incredibly clear’Credit: Twitter

He suggested that therapies could save thousands of livesCredit: Twitter

He encouraged the availability of vitamin D for vulnerable groupsCredit: Twitter

The University of Barcelona study concludes that “the adjusted results showed a mortality reduction of more than 60 percent” for those who received the treatment.

He stated that 36 of the 551 patients treated with calcifediol died of Covid-19 compared with 57 patients of 379 in the control group.

Northwestern University researchers previously found that infections and deaths were higher in countries where people had lower levels of vitamin D.

However, the Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine said last year that “it found no clinical evidence on vitamin D in COVID-19.”

A spokesman for the Department of Health and Welfare said: “Evidence for the link between vitamin D and Covid-19 is still being researched and we maintain all strong evidence about the treatments under review.”