WHO: Smoking and COVID-19

May 28, 2020

On May 26, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a review of the latest peer-reviewed literature on the association between smoking and COVID-19 outcomes. The review examines whether smokers are at higher risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, severe outcomes or death.

Read the review to learn about the WHO’s findings, methodology, recommendations and more.

WHO: Smoking and COVID-19