Sunshine may not be Australia's saving grace

摘要

Diana George asks whether the increased uptake of vitamin D in Australia has resulted in our low infection rates from coronavirus. I'd say no, for two reasons. Firstly, most Australians avoid the sun because of the heat and its cancer-causing effects. Secondly, the lack of cases here probably has more to do with a fairly quick and severe lockdown that cut the country off from most overseas arrivals. Most of our cases are linked to several cruise liners and aircraft that arrived before the closure was fully in place.