COVID-19 Symptoms Could be Worse for Smokers, Doctors Say

Those who smoke and vape could be prone to worse symptoms as a result of COVID-19, physicians say.

Doctors caution that users of electronic cigarettes and tobacco are more in danger from COVID-19 than the average healthy person.

This is because lungs are more vulnerable to severe infection as a result of smoking or vaping, according to an expert from the American Lung Association.

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