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WHO supports people quitting tobacco to reduce their risk of severe COVID-19

WHO supports people quitting tobacco to reduce their risk of severe COVID-19
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WHO launches campaign to support people to quit smoking

WHO supports people quitting tobacco to reduce their risk of severe COVID-19

Date Time WHO supports people quitting tobacco to reduce their risk of severe COVID-19 WHO Director-General Special Awards for World No Tobacco Day announced: Minister of Health India and University of Bath for exceptional achievement in tobacco control. Smokers face a 40 – 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19. WHO partners with Viber, WhatsApp, FB Messenger, WeChat and AI company Soul Machines to reach billions with free digital quitting tobacco aids. The World Health Organization’s ‘Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign.

Smokers up to 50% more likely to die from COVID-19, says WHO chief

May 28, 2021 WHO launched the campaign to support those millions of tobacco users who are actively taking steps to save their lives, but still need help to succeed. Courtesy file photo GENEVA Smokers have up to a 50 percent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19, so quitting is the best thing smokers can do to lower their risk from this coronavirus, as well as the risk of developing cancers, heart disease, and respiratory illnesses, said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general. The World Health Organization’s Commit to Quit tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign.

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