Vaping linked to risk of COVID-19 in teens, young adults


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  • Wednesday, 12 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: A man smokes Juul vaping product at a vape shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 27, 2019. Picture taken December 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

(Reuters) - Vaping may be associated with a five to seven times increased risk of COVID-19 among U.S. teenagers and young adults, a study published on Tuesday suggests.

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine analysed nationally representative survey data collected in May from 4,351 participants aged 13–24 years. The findings were published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

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