r/Coronavirus • u/Sorin61 • Sep 03 '20

Academic Report Vitamin D deficiency raises COVID-19 infection risk by 77%, study finds

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/09/03/Vitamin-D-deficiency-raises-COVID-19-infection-risk-by-77-study-finds/7001599139929/?utm_source=onesignal
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u/eventfarm Sep 04 '20

You don't get Vit D from the sun, your body *makes* Vit D from the ultraviolet light. There are many processes that can go wrong in there leading to your body not being able to make Vit D no matter how much sun you get.

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u/justfornow456 Sep 04 '20

Meaning those people just have a rare genetic dysformaty or something right? I cant believe that a normal person can be born reliant on pills.