Vaping is linked to a significant increase in Covid-19 risk among teenagers and young adults, according to a new study
"Young people may believe their age protects them from contracting the virus or that they will not experience symptoms of Covid-19, but the data show this isn't true among those who vape," said lead author, Shivani Mathur Gaiha.
The study’s results – which were adjusted for confounding factors like age, sex, compliance with shelter-in-place orders, rate of Covid-19 diagnosis in the states the participants live etc. – showed that young people who had used both e-cigarettes and cigarettes in the previous 30 days were almost seven times more likely to be diagnosed with the disease.
“Because EVALI and Covid-19 signs and symptoms can be similar , health care providers should maintain clinical suspicion for EVALI during the COVID-19 pandemic,” wrote researchers in the This may explain why they were also more likely to receive COVID-19 testing, said Halpern-Felsher, especially given that in May, many regions limited COVID-19 testing to people with symptoms.
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