Smoking, Vaping and COVID-19
NYC Health: There are risks associated with smoking, vaping (also known as e-cigarette use) and COVID-19, but resources are available to help you quit or cut back.
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E-cigarette companies use COVID-19 to sell nicotine, study finds
Stanford Medicine: The e-cigarette industry has been exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage sales of vaping products, according to a new study from Stanford Medicine researchers.
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Following Alarming Reports on COVID-19 Risks from Vaping/Smoking, Baldwin and Colleagues Call for Action from Trump Administration
Senate.gov: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), is calling on the Trump administration to take action following troubling reports on the potential increased risk that vaping poses for COVID-19 infection.
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Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19
Science Direct: First study shows true link between vaping and Covid-19. The Stanford led study just published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, shows that vaping is linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults. The research found that young people tested for the virus and who vaped, were five to seven times more likely to be infected than those who did not use e-cigarettes.
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Millions of School Children Are Vaping—and It Could Be Putting Them at Risk of COVID-19
Newsweek: Vaping and smoking could raise a young person's risk of developing COVID-19 according to researchers who found 13-24-year-olds who used such products were five to seven times more likely to have the condition caused by the coronavirus.
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Lawmakers urge the FDA to temporarily clear e-cigarettes from market amid Covid pandemic. Here's why
CNN: In a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration, lawmakers are urging the agency to temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
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Chairman Krishnamoorthi Renews Demand For FDA To Clear The Market Of E-Cigarettes Following Study Finding Young Vapers Are 5 Times More Likely To Catch Coronavirus Than Peers
House.gov: In response to a new study on adolescent vaping, led by Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University and published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, finding that e-cigarette users are five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than non-vapers, Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, calling on the FDA to clear the market of e-cigarettes for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Many Nicotine Users Look To Quit. But The Stressful Times Can Make That Hard To Do.
Colorado Public Radio: The rise of coronavirus in Colorado and around the U.S. has at least some people who vape or smoke reconsidering that habit, while others report feeling the need to do it even more. Public health experts say it’s a good time to quit smoking and vaping.
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1 in 3 Young Adults May Face Severe COVID-19, UCSF Study Shows
UC San Francisco: As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospitals indicates that youth may not shield people from serious disease.
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Smoking, Vaping Worsens Effects of COVID-19
WDET: “We are appropriately focused on this COVID-19 pandemic but we can not forget about the risks to health that were in existence before COVID-19. There is growing consensus among health experts that smoking and vaping can worsen these effects”
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COVID-19: Quit Smoking And Vaping To Protect Your Lungs
Tobacco Free Kids: As the world combats the coronavirus (COVID-19), it has never been more important to keep our lungs healthy. One of the best ways to do this is to quit smoking and vaping – and to prevent young people from ever starting in the first place.
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Are teens vaping during pandemic? Pediatric critical care physician says 4 patients in ICU
Click Orlando.com: It may not be as getting as much attention with a global pandemic happening but doctors warn vaping injuries could put patients at a greater risk for the novel coronavirus.
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Suggestion that smoking protects from COVID-19 may be dangerous to public health
The Hill: A new pandemic generates anxiety and confusion and drives people to seek remedies that may have little scientific evidence of efficacy. Based upon a flawed interpretation of preliminary COVID-19 data, the hypothesis that cigarette smoking protects one from coronavirus has emerged.
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Going Smoke-free or Vape-free: Reducing Your Risks for COVID-19
Stanford Medicine: Going smoke-free or vape-free is strongly encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please familiarize yourself with the information below which explains how smoking or vaping puts you at greater risk for COVID-19. There is a section on this page for quit resources in case you or someone you know is ready to go smoke-free or vape-free.
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Ten Signs Your Child Might Be Vaping
PAVe.org: Would you know if your child were vaping? More than 1 in 4 high schoolers and over 10% of middle schoolers vape--and not just kids prone to risk behavior.
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Can Vaping Put Teenagers at Greater Risk of Getting Seriously Ill With Coronavirus?
Education Week: The rapid rise of e-cigarette use among middle and high school students was already a major concern to schools before the pandemic, and now some medical experts—including the American Lung Association—are warning that smoking e-cigarettes could increase the likelihood of developing more serious complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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Could vaping make coronavirus worse? Doctors aren’t sure but still urge quitting. ‘What better time than now?’
The Chicago Tribune: Doctors couldn’t figure out why a young man, recently hospitalized in an intensive care unit, was experiencing a severe course of COVID-19, given his age. It led Dr. Clara Schroedl, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to ask his family, does he vape?
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Can Vaping Increase Your Coronavirus Risk?
Shape.com: The possible health risks and consequences of vaping are well-known—but how might it affect your risk of COVID-19?
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COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
Drugabuse.gov: Because it attacks the lungs, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who vape.
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Should you stop smoking pot during the coronavirus pandemic? What about vaping?
The Philadelphia Inquirer: If you smoke marijuana, or vape e-cigarettes, you could end up with the kind of damage to your lungs and airways that could put you at risk of real harm from COVID-19, medical experts said.
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