Does vaping increase COVID-19 risk?: Difference between revisions

A large [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21501327211024391 Mayo Clinic study] found that "patients who used only e-cigarettes were not more likely to have a COVID-19 diagnosis". A [https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveytechnicalarticle/analysisofpopulationsintheukbyriskoftestingpositiveforcovid19september2021 UK study] found, "People who only vape were more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than non-smokers. This was only found on one other occasion since 14 March 2021." Disease outcomes were not analyzed in either study.

[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21501319211062672 Another Mayo Clinic study] concluded: "Vapers experience higher frequency of covid-19 related symptoms when compared with age and gender matched non-vapers". The study was limited, however, by an inability to determine the frequency or duration of use and by a rarity of severe disease.