Time for smokers to butt out is now, or risk ventilator shortage: researcher


By Graeme Wood / Glacier Media
Dr. Kelley Lee of SFU says by quitting, smokers can play an important role in preventing further stress on the healthcare system, but governments need to do more to wean people off cigarettes and vaporizers

If there ever was a good time to quit smoking and vaping, now is that time, says public health researcher Dr. Kelley Lee of Simon Fraser University. Smokers and vapers are not just at a greater risk of having more serious complications from COVID-19; they are less likely to receive a ventilator in short supply.…

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April 7, 2020

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