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Exposure to air pollutants, in particular fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), increased the risk of hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients by up to 30 per cent, even for the fully vaccinated, according to a study.
LOS ANGELES, Sept 29: Exposure to air pollutants, in particular fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), increased the risk of hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients by up to 30 per cent, even for the fully vaccinated, according to a study. A team, including researchers from University of Southern California (USC), US, analysed medical records from patients at Kaiser Permanente Southern California’s (KPSC) Department of Research & Evaluation. Across the health care network, 50,010 patients, aged 12 and above, were diagnosed […]
WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) One-year fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and one-month nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure are associated with increased COVID-19 severity, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Zhanghua Chen, Ph.D., from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California
Data from a new USC study shows a significant increase in the risk of severe outcomes for COVID-19 patients exposed to fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), two common (and correlated) components of ambient air pollution in Southern Cali