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cord-317758-oym8s4af	Manson, JoAnn E.	Commentary. Eliminating Vitamin D Deficiency During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action	2020-07-23		.txt	text/plain	1298	69	49	5 Ecologic studies show lower COVID-19 mortality in countries or regions with greater solar ultraviolet-B radiation (associated with increased cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D) or populations with higher mean 25(OH)D levels. 6 For example, among 212 COVID-19 patients at three South Asian hospitals, the risk of severe as opposed to mild illness was approximately eight times higher in those who were vitamin D deficient than in those who were vitamin D sufficient. In this period of heightened "vitamin D awareness," clinicians and public health authorities in countries that lack food fortification policies should advocate for a timely implementation of such policies to reduce vitamin D deficiency. Although additional research on its contribution to attenuating COVID-19 risk and severity is in progress, eliminating vitamin D deficiency will improve public health during the current pandemic and after the threat subsides.	./cache/cord-317758-oym8s4af.txt	./txt/cord-317758-oym8s4af.txt