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Coping with COVID: Vitamin D deficiency possibly link to COVID-19 susceptibility

Study finds link to vitamin D deficiency, COVID-19 susceptibility. Homewood surpasses 400 cases. State data processing slowdown contributes to spike in cases and tests reported Friday. 

Vitamin D deficiency could increase COVID-19 vulnerability. A University of Chicago Medicine study “found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus,” according to a news release from the health system. “The research team looked at 489 UChicago Medicine patients whose vitamin…

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