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Vaping increases risk of coronavirus – here’s the science.

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By now, we are all familiar with guidance on how to reduce your risk of contracting coronavirus: Wash your hands, wear a mask, social distance. But here's another important piece of advice: Don't vape.

Smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for more severe forms of COVID-19, and now vaping is under fire for similar reasons. A recent study, published by researchers from Stanford and the University of California, San Francisco showed that vaping significantly increases the likelihood of a COVID-19 diagnosis among young people aged 13 to 24 in the U.S.

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I also think that any one with the germs (Asymptomatic or early stage) who smokes or vapes in public is likely to exhale these droplets quite a way.

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