What is the relationship betweed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the Coronavirus disease (Covid)?
This week, allow me to discuss the things you need to know about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Coronavirus disease (Covid), which may have a huge implication in one’s health.
It is an established fact that smoking can cause permanent lung damage leading to COPD.
The lungs of COPD patients are less effective in absorbing oxygen from the air they breathe.
We need to understand that COPD patients are at high risk of developing severe Covid compared to the general population.
We have to address a critical issue by saying that COPD alone can make your breathing hard. Thus, COPD could exacerbate Covid’s impact on one’s health and may lead to a more serious illness.
People with COPD are encouraged to stop smoking to prevent further deterioration of their lung’s function.
Smoking cessation is an important part of COPD treatment.
All available Covid vaccines are safe for COPD patients and effective in preventing severe disease among the said patients.
If you have COPD, vaccination is a key to prevent severe disease.