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Quit Smoking and Vaping to Protect Your Lungs
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News Coverage
2020
Bloomberg:
Tobacco Companies Tried to Profit Off Virus, Lawmaker Group Says
Dec. 22, 2020
The New York Times:
Vaping Links to Covid Risk Are Becoming Clear
Sep. 04, 2020
Cronkite News (Arizona):
Smoking could worsen progression of COVID-19, research finds
Jul. 13, 2020
Anchorage Daily News (Alaska):
The science of smoking and COVID-19
Jul. 12, 2020
The New York Times:
Lawmakers Say Puff Bar Used Pandemic to Market to Teens
Jun. 02, 2020
CNN:
The fight against Covid-19 should also be the fight against tobacco (opinion by Kelly Henning)
Jun. 02, 2020
NBC Today:
Smoking and COVID-19 — why now is the time to quit
May. 29, 2020
PR Week:
Big Tobacco Using COVID-19 Messaging and Influencers to Market Products
May. 15, 2020
The Conversation:
Coronavirus: big tobacco sees an opportunity in the pandemic
May. 14, 2020
The Hill:
Suggestion that smoking protects from COVID-19 may be dangerous to public health
May. 11, 2020
Louisville Courier-Journal:
Opinion: Since coronavirus attacks airways, it's important to stay 'lung healthy' at home
May. 06, 2020
CNN:
How to improve your respiratory health in case you get Covid-19
May. 06, 2020
The Detroit News:
Opinion: There's no better time to quit smoking, vaping
Apr. 27, 2020
KQED (San Francisco):
Smokers 'Do Much Worse' With Coronavirus — and Many Are Now Trying to Quit
Apr. 25, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle:
How smoking, vaping increase your risk of coronavirus
Apr. 24, 2020
Los Angeles Daily News:
LA charges 29 businesses for refusing to close amid stay-at-home order
Apr. 23, 2020
Los Angeles Times:
Tobacco, vaping industries seize opportunities in coronavirus with freebies, donations
Apr. 17, 2020
The Hill:
How policymakers can help smokers quit now
Apr. 12, 2020
People:
Smoking or Vaping — Cigarettes or Marijuana — May Make Coronavirus Worse, Doctors Say
Apr. 10, 2020
Wired:
Does Vaping Raise Your Risk of Covid-19 Symptoms?
Apr. 10, 2020
Boston Globe:
A new warning: Vaping and smoking may increase risk that COVID-19 will hit you hard
Apr. 09, 2020
The New York Times:
Smokers and Vapers May Be at Greater Risk for Covid-19
Apr. 09, 2020
The New York Times:
How to Quit Smoking and Vaping During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Apr. 09, 2020
Scientific Amerian:
Are Smokers or Vapers More at Risk for COVID-19? Here’s What We know
Apr. 08, 2020
Good Morning America:
Coronavirus creates challenges for those who want to quit vaping
Apr. 08, 2020
Bloomberg:
Smoking Helps Open Gateway to Coronavirus Infection, Study Shows
Apr. 08, 2020
The Irish Times:
Do you smoke or vape? Here’s why Covid-19 means you should quit right now
Apr. 07, 2020
CNN:
Why Covid-19 might make you rethink your smoking habits
Apr. 06, 2020
NorthJersey.com:
Coronavirus patients who smoked, vaped may experience more severe symptoms
Apr. 06, 2020
CNN:
Now's the time to quit smoking: It could increase your odds of beating Covid-19
Apr. 03, 2020
The Denver Post:
Guest Commentary: Vaping may worsen effects of COVID-19, yet vape shops want to be open as “essential service”
Apr. 02, 2020
CNBC:
CDC says diabetes, lung disease, heart disease and smoking may increase risk of severe coronavirus illness
Mar. 31, 2020
U.S. News & World Report:
Does Smoking and Vaping Make Coronavirus Worse?
Mar. 31, 2020
Bloomberg:
Vaping Could Compound Health Risks Tied to Virus, FDA Says
Mar. 30, 2020
ABC News:
Vaping and e-cigarettes: Adding fuel to the coronavirus fire?
Mar. 26, 2020
WebMD:
COVID-19 Likely Worse for Vapers, Smokers
Mar. 25, 2020
NBC TODAY Show:
Why social distancing provides a 'golden opportunity' for teens to quit vaping
Mar. 24, 2020
The Washington Times:
E-cig users urged to stop vaping amid coronavirus pandemic
Mar. 23, 2020
Forbes:
Smokers At Higher Risk Of Severe COVID-19 During Coronavirus Outbreak
Mar. 23, 2020
MSNBC:
Vaping: One of the Best Ways to Trash Your Lungs and Maybe Die if You Catch Coronavirus
Mar. 21, 2020
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Coronavirus poses extra risks for smokers and vapers. Will that make them quit?
Mar. 20, 2020
CNN:
How smoking, vaping and drug use might increase risks from Covid-19
Mar. 20, 2020
Scientific American:
Smoking or Vaping May Increase the Risk of a Severe Coronavirus Infection
Mar. 17, 2020
The Washington Post:
The coronavirus is deadly enough. But some experts suspect bad air makes it worse.
Mar. 15, 2020
CBS News:
Does vaping make you more susceptible to coronavirus?
Mar. 10, 2020
Last updated Dec. 22, 2020
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