Dr. Chiang Kunjun, vice president of Taoyuan Minsheng Hospital, Taiwan, pointed out that lacking vitamin D increases the risk of contracting COVID-19 and poor prognosis. Many experts also pointed out that vitamin D links to human immune function, and the public should add the vital supplement moderately to improve immunity. Shutterstock
The sunlight vitamin, vitamin D, is the only nutrient produced by the human skin through sunshine.
Studies found that patients with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than people with sufficient vitamin D levels, and their risk of contracting COVID-19 is 1.77 times higher.
David Chu is a London-based journalist who has been working in the financial sector for almost 30 years in major cities in China and abroad, including South Korea, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries. He was born in a family specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has a background in ancient Chinese literature.
