"Our cross sectional study in both COVID-19 out- and inpatients strongly suggests that daily smokers have a very much lower probability of developing symptomatic or severe SARS-CoV-2 infection as compared to the general population"
Unvetted @qeios preprint https://www.qeios.com/read/article/574
Low incidence of daily active tobacco smoking in patients with symptomatic COVID-19

Importance: As the pandemic of COVID-19 is still under progression, identification of prognostic factors remains a global challenge. The role of cigarette smoking has been suggested among the...

https://www.qeios.com/read/article/574
This is what French media reports on. After they are done duly peddling chloroquine of course. https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/04/22/coronavirus-une-proportion-reduite-de-fumeurs-parmi-les-malades_6037365_3244.html https://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/et-si-la-nicotine-protegeait-du-covid-19-20200422
Et si la nicotine protégeait du Covid-19?

Pour une raison mystérieuse, les fumeurs infectés ont cinq fois moins de risques de développer des symptômes.

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/04/22/coronavirus-une-proportion-reduite-de-fumeurs-parmi-les-malades_6037365_3244.html
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