A new meta-analysis of studies on smoking and COVID-19 progression was released today as a preprint.* A meta-analysis is a study that pools together the data from many studies to look at the big picture. One thing is quite straightforward: once diagnosed with COVID-19, smokers are more than twice as likely to develop a severe and life-threatening case. This doubling may, if anything, be an underestimate.
COVID-19 and The Smoking Paradox
COVID-19 and The Smoking Paradox
COVID-19 and The Smoking Paradox
A new meta-analysis of studies on smoking and COVID-19 progression was released today as a preprint.* A meta-analysis is a study that pools together the data from many studies to look at the big picture. One thing is quite straightforward: once diagnosed with COVID-19, smokers are more than twice as likely to develop a severe and life-threatening case. This doubling may, if anything, be an underestimate.