Vitamin D Perspective in Front Line Healthcare Workers Amid COVID-19

Deficiency of Vitamin D is very common in Pakistan, even among healthy asymptomatic individuals [1], [2]. Recent studies have shown that the risk contracting COVID-19 was increased to two-fold, and consequent mortality 4-fold if person deficient [3]. Health care workers including nursing administration staff are at a high SARS-CoV2 due regular exposure health setting [4]. Consequently, convergence pandemic, deficiency D, can render an additional infection. Our objective determine prevalence vitamin front-line analyze change serum level by loading oral dose SunnyD STAT softgel capsules (200000 IU D3). We followed single centered, cross-sectional, cohort study with subsequent randomized placebo-controlled design for supplementation follow up. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin (25OHD) main outcome variable, anthropometric data, nutritional intake, lifestyle variables analyzed potential association as factors outcome. Severe found be prevalent front line this urban hospital-based sample. significantly associated designation presence blood pressure. The likelihood levels observed increasing monthly income, higher designation, age intake. Mean increase 25(OH)D3 after 2 doses capsule D3) 34.22 ng/ml. Public interventions regarding awareness needed, especially amid pandemicDeficiency pandemic.