COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?

Responsive immunity plays an important role fighting against infections. Worldwide, Vitamin D deficiency is a major concern not only for musculoskeletal health but also affecting the immunity status in population. Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to establish the role of vitamin D in destr...

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Main Authors: Vivek Dixit, Bhavuk Garg, Nishank Mehta, James Pegrum, Dinesh Dhanwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034121000113
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spelling doaj-4e7c4c1d242b4e97bce43b38d9243b702021-04-08T04:18:45ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412021-04-01144444445COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?Vivek Dixit0Bhavuk Garg1Nishank Mehta2James Pegrum3Dinesh Dhanwal4Corresponding author.; Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaNuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University, UKNMC Super Speciality Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAEResponsive immunity plays an important role fighting against infections. Worldwide, Vitamin D deficiency is a major concern not only for musculoskeletal health but also affecting the immunity status in population. Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to establish the role of vitamin D in destruction of pathogens. Vitamin D awareness program at school level might be an effective health governance policy to educate populations for the importance of vitamin D in overall health.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034121000113Vitamin DImmunityInfectionBone healthCOVID-19
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author Vivek Dixit
Bhavuk Garg
Nishank Mehta
James Pegrum
Dinesh Dhanwal
spellingShingle Vivek Dixit
Bhavuk Garg
Nishank Mehta
James Pegrum
Dinesh Dhanwal
COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?
Journal of Infection and Public Health
Vitamin D
Immunity
Infection
Bone health
COVID-19
author_facet Vivek Dixit
Bhavuk Garg
Nishank Mehta
James Pegrum
Dinesh Dhanwal
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title COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?
title_short COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?
title_full COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?
title_fullStr COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 infection, inception and immunity: Observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin D?
title_sort covid-19 infection, inception and immunity: observations and recommendations in the light of vitamin d?
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Infection and Public Health
issn 1876-0341
publishDate 2021-04-01
description Responsive immunity plays an important role fighting against infections. Worldwide, Vitamin D deficiency is a major concern not only for musculoskeletal health but also affecting the immunity status in population. Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to establish the role of vitamin D in destruction of pathogens. Vitamin D awareness program at school level might be an effective health governance policy to educate populations for the importance of vitamin D in overall health.
topic Vitamin D
Immunity
Infection
Bone health
COVID-19
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034121000113
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