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COVID-19:  Vaping linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults

August 11, 2020:  According to a new study, among young people tested for COVID-19, those who vaped were five to seven times more likely to be infected than those who did not use e-cigarettes.  “Teens and young adults need to know that if you use e-cigarettes, you are likely at immediate risk of COVID-19 because you are damaging your lungs,” said the study’s senior author, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, professor of pediatrics.

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According to the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey, nearly one in five high school students (19.6%) use e-cigarettes, with nearly forty percent of them (38.9%) doing so on 20 or more of the past 30 days.  Santa Rosa City Schools, through a Tobacco Grant from the California Department of Justice, is working to educate and prevent tobacco use among our students.  This website serves as a community resource.  If you would like additional information not provided here, please contact Cindy Beurtheret, Tobacco Intervention and Prevention, at cbeurtheret@srcs.k12.ca.us

 

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    As of Feb. 18, 2020, 2807 patients hospitalized and 68 deaths reported.  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, data has not been updated since this date.

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