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I always thought the most likely explanation of the French findings was that smokers were more likely to be outside (smoking), and thus got the disease less tha
by disgruntledphd2 5y ago
I always thought the most likely explanation of the French findings was that smokers were more likely to be outside (smoking), and thus got the disease less than those sitting inside in less well-ventilated places.
Speaking as a smoker, respiratory illness hitting us less is definitely not generally the case ;)
- nottorp 5y agoAlso speaking as a smoker, it may protect you from accidental exposure to covid, but not when sharing an office or bed with someone who has it. Source: personal experience of getting it from the missus who got it from work.
- disgruntledphd2 5y agoOh definitely. I think that I may have had it near the start of the pandemic (fatigue/flu like symptoms for a few weeks) but my wife didn't have any antibodies (but I did wear a mask everywhere for the first while I had symptoms). It's a very odd disease in terms of spread, there's super high variance in transmissibility.
- herbst 5y agoFor some it's the exact opposite, the, are forced to meet up in small 'badly' ventilated rooms to have their cig.