Is ethnicity linked to incidence or outcomes of covid-19?
BMJ 2020; 369 doi:
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1548 (Published 20 April 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m1548
https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1548/rr-19
Rapid Response:
Low vitamin D: high risk COVID-19 mortality? Seven preprints suggest that is case. Does low ‘D’ put BAME and elderly, at particular COVID-19 risk? Testing and Data Required.
Dear Editor
BMJ rapid response letters and supporting references[1, 2] posited vitamin D deficiency disease features in COVID-19 severity and mortality risks.[3] Brown and Sakar,[4] in March, suggested vitamin D plasma deficiency differentials may help account for mortality rate differences between European countries. . , (MORE)
Pleased to report issue did get some brief but appreciated and important coverage in some UK nationals and I featured in a BBC world service daily debate on COVID and Vitamin D.
The Red Cross in one area in India is giving out free vitamin D to the at risk.
I have heard but have no evidence that the importance of vitamin D in relation to COVID is being stressed in China.
VERY DEPRESSINGLY above BMJ item was high on google news tabs on related searches and disappeared over night where I live - on balance of probabilities censored - purely factual - making no representations - simply calling for research - in the real world people are dying and economies being shattered - and just maybe ensuring people are vitamin D sufficient may be able to help - should that option not be explored as a matter of urgency as suggested by this USA Congressman https://www.wisn.com/article/could-v...id-19/32644971, which link no longer works in UK despite showing up on google news.