Covid-19 posing extra risks for smokers
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Evidence is continuing to emerge that smoking puts people at greater risk of illness if they contract COVID-19.
Smokers are more vulnerable to respiratory illness, and other complications.
Early research is showing that compared to non-smokers, smokers are more likely to be admitted to intensive care, require ventilation and suffer longer term complications if they are COVID-positive.
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