VIVA – New study finds that vaping is linked to an increased risk of contracting it COVID-19 among adolescents and young adults. Vape it has also been shown to have more of a harmful effect on teenagers’ bodies.
According to the study, led by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine and published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, adolescents and young adults who vape are five times more likely to be infected with the virus corona compared with those who do not use electric cigarettes.
Also those who traditionally smoked tobacco were nearly seven times more likely to become infected.
“The younger generation may believe their age protects them from contracting the virus or that they will not experience symptoms of COVID-19, but the data shows that this is not true among those who vape,” said the study’s lead author, Shivani Mathur Gaiha. USA Today.
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Stanford researchers surveyed more than 4,300 participants aged between 13 and 24 who lived across the country, including the District of Columbia and three US territories.
Results were adjusted for a number of factors including age, sex, race, ethnicity, LGBTQ status, education, body mass index, adherence to shelter orders and country positivity level for COVID-19.
The survey asked participants whether they had ever used a vaping device or flammable cigarettes, and whether they had vaped or smoked in the past 30 days. They were then asked if they had any symptoms COVID-19, get tested, or get a positive diagnosis after being tested.
Traditional smokers in the previous month were found to be nearly five times more likely to experience symptoms of COVID-19 such as cough, fever, fatigue and difficulty breathing. Dr Sunil Sharma, head of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at West Virginia University Medicine, said that the link between COVID-19 and vaping triggers decreased immunity.
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However, Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, the study’s senior author and professor of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, speculates that it’s not just a compromised immune system that makes this population vulnerable to disease. He said teens and young adults are more likely to share their e-cigarettes, which can spread the virus.
“Most of the participants are taking shelter in place, but they may be in the backyard with some friends sharing devices vaping they, “he said.
Vaping also violates one of the main pandemic rules of Don’t touch your face. Vapers can pass the virus from hand to face whenever you bring the device to your mouth. And inhaling it brings a direct pathway for the virus to enter the respiratory tract.
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