Governments are starting to use vitamin D to fight COVID-19

Created November 2020

Governments

United Kingdom

Vitamin D, COVID - Campbell and Davies (UK with transcript) - Jan 18, 2021
UK Parliament discussing Vitamin D for COVID-19 Jan 14, 2021
- Vitamin D was mentioned 66 times - mainly 400 IU
More than 2.5m people in England to get free vitamin D (only 400 iu) TheGuardian Nov 28
- It is doubtful that 400 U will be enough to reduce COVId-19 in anyone
Covid: UK government requests guidance on vitamin D use TheGuradian Nov 14
Vitamin D to be delivered to millions of vulnerable people to help protect them from Covid TheTelegraph Nov 7
- "Ministers draw up plans for four-month supplies to go to care home residents and clinically extremely vulnerable people in England"
Boris Johnson set to follow Nicola Sturgeon's policy on free vitamin D supplies The National Nov 2
Two million English people will receive vitamin D from the authorities In German Nov 13, behind paywall

French
French National Academy recommended 100,000 IU of Vitamin D to elderly to fight COVID-19 - May 2020
- "...loading dose of 50,000 to 100,000 IU in case of deficiency"
  - Note by VitaminDWiki - this should be given monthly. The benefits of a single dose disappear in about 2 months
France: 73 experts and 6 academies recommend vitamin D to prevent COVID-19 Jan 19,2021

Spain - Andelusia
Health will treat elderly in nursing homes with Calcifediol to mitigate the effects of Covid In Spanish, Nov 10
- Recommends "use of Calcifediol in elderly residents in social health centers"
- based on results of trial 9 weeks before COVID-19 defeated by calcifediol form of Vitamin D in Spain - pilot RCT Aug 29, 2020
United States

Nebraska

That Vitamin D level needs to be up in the normal range even before you come into the hospital. So it's something that they're now saying it's best you use right now" Nebraska Chief Medical Officer - Nov 17

India
ExpertGroup in India proposing raising Vitamin D RDA from 400 IU to 4,000 IU to fight COVID-19 Nov 17, 2020
- Sandeep Gupta, chief founder and director of Expert Nutraceutical Advocacy Council of India
Punjab Pakistan - Jan 5, 2021
Governor inaugurates ‘Vitamin D for All’ campaign for COVID-19
- no details initially on dose size nor frequency for a region with a population of 110 million
Augmented from Gordon Shotwell Nov 2020
Israel started recommending vitamin D in October 2020.
- After the Merzon study Vitamin D flew off of the shelves
Slovenia has begun administering vitamin D to residents of nursing homes and health care workers.
The French National Academy of Medicine recommends that people over 60 be tested for vitamin D deficiency and given a bolus dose of 50,000 to 100,000 IU. It further recommends that all Covid positive patients take 800 to 1000 IU a day upon diagnosis.
A Swiss expert panel recommends that people supplement with 2,000 IU of vitamin D per day.
New Zealand provides 50,000 IU monthly vitamin D supplementation to all aged care residents.
The Scottish government will provide vulnerable populations with vitamin D supplements.