Titre
Tobacco and COVID-19: a crisis within a crisis?
Type
éditorial
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Alla, F.
Auteure/Auteur
Berlin, I.
Auteure/Auteur
Nguyen-Thanh, V.
Auteure/Auteur
Guignard, R.
Auteure/Auteur
Pasquereau, A.
Auteure/Auteur
Quelet, S.
Auteure/Auteur
Schwarzinger, M.
Auteure/Auteur
Arwidson, P.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
ISSN
1920-7476
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2020-12
Volume
111
Numéro
6
Première page
995
Dernière page/numéro d’article
999
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
During the pandemic, the world's media have publicized preliminary findings suggesting that tobacco use is protective against COVID-19. An ad hoc multidisciplinary group was created to address the major public health implications of this messaging. Key messages of this commentary are as follows: 1) The COVID-19 crisis may increase tobacco consumption and decrease access to healthcare. As a result, smoking-related morbidity and mortality could increase in the coming months and years; 2) Smoking and tobacco-related diseases are prognostic factors for severe COVID-19; and 3) In theory, smokers may be at lower risk of COVID-19 infection because of having fewer social contacts. In conclusion, tobacco control is a greater challenge than ever in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public decision-makers must be vigilant in ensuring that public health practices are consistent and compliant with the principles of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. In addition, researchers and the media have a responsibility to be cautious in communicating preliminary results that may promote non-evidence-based research, self-destructive individual behaviours, and commercial agendas.
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Open Access
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Date de création
2020-10-26T11:53:05.842Z
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2025-05-20T18:31:58Z
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