This is a new American study that will make the small community of vapers cringe. Indeed, according to a study by the famous Mayo Clinic, vapers more often present symptoms related to covid-19 than people who never use e-cigarettes.
A HIGHER FREQUENCY OF COVID SYMPTOMS?
In a new study, researchers from the Mayo Clinic, in the United States, sought to compare the frequency of common symptoms of covid-19, such as loss of taste or smell, headache, muscle and chest pain, among patients who vape, compared to those who do not use electronic cigarettes.
For this study, the researchers interviewed more than 280 vapers who tested positive for covid-19 and compared them to 1445 people who tested positive of the same age and gender, and who do not vape. The findings reveal that vapers show symptoms more frequently than non-vapers. In addition, the study finds that people who vape and also smoke tobacco complain of labored and safe breathing more frequently than those who have not vaped.
« Numerous studies have shown that e-cigarette use may be associated with inflammation of the lungs and may also cause severe lung damage in some users" , Explain Robert Vassallo, pulmonologist at the Mayo Clinic and co-author of the study. " Our study was not designed to test whether e-cigarette use increases the risk of contracting covid infection, but it clearly indicates that the burden of symptoms in patients who vape is higher than in those who do not. do not vape.«
