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The UK has high vitamin D deficiency rates especially in BAME, obese, poor, institutionalised & older groups most affected by Covid-19. Vitamin D is vital for immunity. The Government should fund provision of vitamin D supplements and promote safe summer sun exposure to achieve optimal blood levels.

D-deficiency increases with latitude from the equator, amount of skin pigment, age and obesity. Studies show it has a significant effect on frequency and severity of some respiratory infections and is associated with increased Covid-19 severity and death rates. Staying inside can increase deficiency rates, a particular concern during lockdown. We urge the Government to promote healthy socially distanced sun exposure and fund free vitamin D supplements for all, especially for those most at risk.

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    MPs to debate Vitamin D and covid-19 mitigation

    MPs will debate Vitamin D and covid-19 mitigation on Thursday 14 January in the main House of Commons chamber. This is an Adjournment debate, determined by the Speaker.

    Adjournment debates are half-hour debates at the end of each day's sitting. They are an opportunity for an individual backbench MP to raise an issue and receive a response from the relevant Minister, however they do not end in a vote nor can they change the law.

    The debate will start at around 5.00pm after the conclusion of the debate on the effect of covid-19 on dental services.

    Watch here on Thursday: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/80be651b-a5d0-42df-bb35-c6deacabe29f

    Find out more about how Adjournment debates work: https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/debates/adjournment/

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