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Exposure to Air Pollution May Up COVID-19 Mortality Risk – HealthDay
Approximately 15 percent of global COVID-19 mortality attributable to air pollution
TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution is an important cofactor increasing the risk for mortality from COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in Cardiovascular Research.
Andrea Pozzer, Ph.D., from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, and colleagues estimated the fraction of COVID-19 mortality that is attributable to the long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate air pollution. The authors sought to characterize global exposure to fine particulates…
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