Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund clinical trials of vitamin D (calcifediol) use in treatment of Covid-19
Closed
142 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should fund wider clinical trials of vitamin D / calcifediol in UK hospitals now. Studies have found some positive effect, but they also concluded that further and larger trials are needed to properly understand the benefits of this potential treatment.
Clinical studies have suggested that the use of calcifediol, or of vitamin D containing regimens, could make Covid-19 patients in hospital less likely to require intensive care treatment and ICU admission. The trials also did not find any evidence of side-effects from vitamin D / calcifediol.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900720303002
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960076020302764
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900720303002
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960076020302764
Timeline
| 14 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
142
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
14 Dec 2020
Closed
14 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.