It’s often portrayed as a healthier alternative to smoking, but if you vape, new warnings may put you off the habit. Scientists have warned that vaping could make you more vulnerable to a severe infection with the coronavirus.
While there are yet to be any specific studies looking at this link, vaping has previously been shown to suppress immune function in the lungs and trigger inflammation.
Speaking to Scientific American, Dr Melodi Pirzada, a pulmonologist at NYU Winthrop Hospital, said: “All these things make me believe that we are going to have more severe cases—especially [in] people who are [long-term] smokers or vapers. “It is definitely common sense to think that once you have a history of smoking or vaping, the whole
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