A member asked:

Could poor air quality make you more susceptible to covid-19 harms?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

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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