Critical analysis on the use of cholecalciferol as a COVID-19 intervention: a narrative review.

Background: The World Health Organization has declared that a pandemic situation exists in relation to the disease caused by the new coronavirus, COVID-19. So far, the absence of a vaccine against the new coronavirus has led people worldwide to seek various therapeutic alternatives, including use of cholecalciferol.

Design And Setting: Narrative review developed by a research group at a public university in Recife (PE), Brazil.