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Could poor air quality make you more susceptible to covid-19 harms?
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Yes: Things which compromise respiration can impact severity. For instance, if a child who has asthma lives in an area with air polution- this can worsen their symptoms and thus impact severity of COVID 19 infection. It does not however, impact transmission.
Answered 6/14/2020
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