COVID-19 and Vitamin D Misinformation on YouTube: Content Analysis.

Emma Kathleen Quinn Shelby Fenton Chelsea A Ford-Sahibzada Andrew Harper Alessandro R Marcon Timothy Caulfield Sajjad S Fazel Cheryl E Peters

Published in: JMIR infodemiology (2022)

The spread of misinformation is particularly alarming when spread by medical professionals, and existing data suggesting vitamin D has immune-boosting abilities can add to viewer confusion or mistrust in health information. Further, the suggestions made in the videos may increase the risks of other poor health outcomes, such as skin cancer from solar UV radiation.

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