Recognizing the benefits of vitamin D intake for preventing respiratory infection and COVID-19 complications, and to encourage the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to issue guidance on vitamin D intake for elderly and immunocompromised individuals during the coronavirus pandemic.
Summary
This resolution recognizes the benefits of vitamin D to the immune system and the correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and poor COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outcomes. It also encourages federal agencies to issue guidance on vitamin D intake during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Last action Feb 12, 2021
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Feb 12, 2021
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Feb 11, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Feb 11, 2021
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