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30/05/2020 GMT

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Are we going to have a coronavirus baby boom?

Are we nine months away from a lockdown-induced baby boom?

Listeners ask if vitamin D is an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against coronavirus, can it influence people’s risk of dying from the disease?  After reports of condom shortages, we examine whether there’s any evidence to suggest that a lockdown-induced baby boom is nine months away.


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