Submitted on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Rejected on Friday 14th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
supplement foodstuff with vitamin D or provide vitamin D supplements to all
Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common amongst the population of the UK and reduced levels of vitamin d are associated with a range of health problems. There is also growing evidence that people with low vitamin D have worse outcomes with respiratory infections which may lead to more COVID death
Vitamin D deficiency is related mainly to people who are not exposed to enough sun and adversely affects people who are BAME, those who are older, housebound and those who cover their skin and these are precisely the people who are dying in this country from COVID-19. PHE advice to advise supplementation is not helping as people remain deficient and at risk and access to supplements is always going to be harder for those who are also suffering from poverty as many of these groups are.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You might like to sign one or more of these petitions instead:
Boost Immunity by cutting vitamin D deficiency: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334109
Fund Vitamin D tests and free/subsidised supplements for BAME communities: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316490
Introduce mandatory fortification of certain foods with Vitamin D3: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319301
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