Half of young people vulnerable to severe COVID-19 symptoms were smokers
, who studied more than 8,000 adults ages 18 to 25. They compared data taken from participants who participated in the U.S.’s largest health survey to known conditions that would exacerbate COVID-19: Factors like smoking, diabetes, obesity, or asthma.Of those surveyed, 32 per cent of young people were susceptible to serious cases of the respiratory illness.
Almost half of vulnerable young people was made up of those who smoked cigarettes or vaped, a statistic that surprised researchers.It’s a really risky period of timeGiven that the novel coronavirus mainly affects the respiratory system, smoking’s negative effect on the lungs may be the reason behind these outcomes. Alberta’s health authority also posits that frequent hand-to-mouth contact could also spread the virus more easily.
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