Government to offer free vitamin D supplements for at-risk groups

Advice and Information - 2 December 2020

More than 2.5 million vulnerable people across England will be offered free vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has announced.
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All care homes will automatically receive a provision for their residents, while individuals on the clinically extremely vulnerable list will receive a letter inviting them to opt in for a supply to be delivered directly to their homes. Deliveries will be free of charge, starting in January, and will provide 4 months’ worth of supplements to last people through the winter months.

For more information from the Government website, please click HERE.

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