Thesis

COVID-19: Why are the Media Obsessed with Vitamin D?

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Awarding institution
  • University of Strathclyde
Date of award
  • 2021
Thesis identifier
  • T16091
Person Identifier (Local)
  • 202071297
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Abstract
  • The current COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a subject of global concern. On the 30th of January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 a public health emergency of international concern, WHO's highest level of alarm (“Timeline: WHO's COVID-19 response”, 2020). As of the 3rd of November 2020, there have been over 46 million confirmed cases ofCOVID-19, including approximately 1.2 million deaths, reported to the WHO with cases exponentially rising on a global scale ("WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Dashboard", 2020). Due to the rising number of cases, there has been an unprecedented response by governments to slow the incidence of infection and mortality. This response has included large scale efforts across several sectors to develop targeted therapeutics. In that context, one modifiable lifestyle intervention that has received a lot of interest is vitamin D, based on the potential association between vitamin D supplementation and improved healthoutcomes in COVID-19 sufferers. [Abstract from Introduction]
Advisor / supervisor
  • Pennington, Diane Rasmussen
  • Mavroeidi, Alexandra
Resource Type
DOI
Date Created
  • 2020
Embargo Note
  • This thesis is restricted to Strathclyde users only.

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