Reflections on passive smoking and COVID-19.
Leilinéia Pereira Ramos de Rezende GarciaCibelly Correia Souza AbreuAdriana Helena de Matos AbeMarcos André de MatosPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2021)
Despite substantial evidence on the negative effect of active smoking to Covid-19, the impact of passive smoking in the course of disease remains largely unclear. Our aim was to reflect passive smoking as a risk factor in the current pandemic. Studies are needed to increase our knowledge on passive smoking and Covid-19 implications. The reflections current findings strongly support interventions and policies to curb the tobacco epidemic.