provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.If you noticed headlines recently suggesting smoking , you might have been surprised.After all, we know smoking is bad for our health. It’s a leading risk factor for , and . Smoking also reduces our , and makes us more susceptible to respiratory infections including pneumonia.And smokers touch their mouth and face more, a risk for COVID-19 infection.Initial suggested a history of smoking increased the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients, as the and have identified.But which examined smoking rates among COVID-19 patients in a French...…provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.If you noticed headlines recently suggesting smoking , you might have been surprised.After all, we know smoking is bad for our health. It’s a leading risk factor for , and . Smoking also reduces our , and makes us more susceptible to respiratory infections including pneumonia.And smokers touch their mouth and face more, a risk for COVID-19 infection.Initial suggested a history of smoking increased the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients, as the and have identified.But which examined smoking rates among COVID-19 patients in a French...WW…