Risk of death due to COVID-19 among current and former smokers in the Netherlands: a population-based quasi-cohort study.
Naomi A van Westen-LagerweijMarjanne H D PlasmansIris KramerPeter P M HartelohMarinus J J C PoosHenk B M HilderinkEsther A CroesPublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2024)
People with a history of smoking appear to have a higher risk of death due to COVID-19. Further research is needed to investigate which underlying mechanisms may explain this.