Short and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Previous Respiratory Diseases.

199 , 200 This association was more significant for former smokers than in current smokers, 201 although some studies have found an evident trend toward a worse progression in smokers. 200 Clearly, smoking is an independent risk for having progression of COVID-19, including mortality, 202 and people who smoke are at an increased risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19. 203 Findings in the same line have been found between the consumption of electronic cigarettes (EC) and the infection by COVID-19: Vapers experience higher frequency of COVID-19 related symptoms when compared with age and gender matched non-vapers. 204 Another question is, has the COVID-19 infections impacted smokers?

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