Are smokers better protected against corona infection? And what if they do get infected? Pulmonologist UZ Gent explains | Coronavirus what you need to know

It has been claimed for more than two years that smokers are less likely to contract a corona infection. But is this correct? If they did become infected with Covid-19, they would just get sicker than non-smokers. Does the latter apply to everyone who occasionally lights up a cigarette? Professor Guy Brusselle (Ghent University), an authority on smoking and corona, explains what scientists already know for sure.