“The CDC itself has provided no evidence to suggest that smoking increases the risk of severe illness from COVID-19, and its own statistics tend to show that smokers are underrepresented in both the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. This is the exact opposite of what we would expect if smoking was a significant risk factor. Unfortunately, any study portraying tobacco or vaping in a negative light seems more often than not presumed to be true, no matter how weak or methodologically challenged. Conversely, any evidence suggesting the opposite is treated as suspect. In this case, there’s no actual evidence as of yet connecting vaping or smoking to increasing young peoples’ susceptibility to COVID-19.”
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