Smoking and Covid

[englishmick]

I remember those rumors from early in the pandemic. This article explains it, a little.

Here's how that rumor that smokers can't get COVID-19 got started | Salon.com

Hope this is the right place to post the article.

 

[Fredman1]

A hard smoking friend of mine just got covid. Because of his smoking, everybody is wondering how he'll do....

 

[MLEJ]

Here's how that rumor that smokers can't get COVID-19 got started | Salon.com

"Medford shared two scholarly articles with Salon that support his claims regarding how smoking increases one's vulnerability during the pandemic. One was written by Roengrudee Patanavanich, MD and Stanton A Glantz"

A hard smoking friend of mine just got covid. Because of his smoking, everybody is wondering how he'll do....

So, if he didn't smoke, they WOULDN'T be wondering how he'll do???

 

[Izan]

"Medford shared two scholarly articles with Salon that support his claims regarding how smoking increases one's vulnerability during the pandemic. One was written by Roengrudee Patanavanich, MD and Stanton A Glantz"

SALON....
I saw the link and knew what to expect.

Cheers
I

 

[Fredman1]

So, if he didn't smoke, they WOULDN'T be wondering how he'll do???

Nah you have the wrong take on it. Naturally we all wonder how anybody will do when contracting covid, but most here is non smokers. This guy is a heavy smoker...and that's why all eyes are on him.

 

[smacuser]