Vapouround Magazine ISSUE 29 | Page 92

N F E R FEATURES WAR OF Words The nicotine/smoking and COVID-19 debate rages on Words: Gordon Stribling No one could have imagined that smokers would be at a lower risk of contracting COVID-19. But as much as some people in the tobacco control field refuse to believe it, mounting evidence suggests that there may be some truth to this thanks to nicotine. It's understandably a hugely divisive issue and the debate rages on from both sides. 90 VM29