Yavuz and Ertugrul, 2012 suggested that the increase in 25-OH vitamin D observed following rosuvastatin treatment could be mediated by the Niemann-Pick C1 like 1 (NPC1L1) membrane transporter that is involved in intestinal absorption of vitamin D. Interestingly, the NPC1L1 membrane transporter is also the target of ezetimibe, identified by our study to decrease significantly the hospitalization risk of COVID-19 patients. Here, NPC1L1 is linked to COVID-19.